A Texas man dragged an injured Houston cop to safety after the officer was hit in a highway shootout over the weekend.
Good Samaritan John Lally told local Fox affiliate KRIV that he pulled up to a crash site on Highway 59 in order to help any accident victims, but he soon realized he walked into a gunfight between a lawman and a car thief.
Houston police said Officer J. Gibson was shot in the leg Saturday while approaching the suspect, who crashed the stolen car while being chased by police.
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“That’s when I grabbed that cop by his vest and dragged him all the way back to my work truck,” Mr. Lally told KRIV.
Mr. Lally sat with Officer Gibson while a tourniquet was wrapped around his wound.
Authorities said the 19-year-old suspect hopped into another car and tried to get into a second vehicle, but eventually was shot by police multiple times.
The suspect later died at a hospital.
Police said Officer Gibson is expected to fully recover.
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