Police have not released details of who fired the shot that struck the officer. Following the shooting, the officer was reported to be in stable condition at an area hospital.
“We want the best for you right now and we want to make sure that you are okay,” one of the officers is heard telling the woman on the video. “So, if you need somebody to talk to, you can talk to me. If you want to stay quiet and relax a little, that’s fine too.”
The Atlanta Police Department credits officers for reacting quickly and applying a tourniquet to a man who had been shot in the shoulder Sunday. The department recently released body-worn camera video showing the officers in action.
Body-worn camera video shows the officer say something to the alleged robber and point at him. The man fled on foot, but the officer and horse were hot on his trail.
Field Training Officer Doug Richards came across the accident scene around 1:30 a.m. on I-26 after a truck and the car collided. He saw smoke and flames coming from the wrecked car’s engine compartment and responded with the fire extinguisher from his patrol unit.
Williams said the officer and two sergeants then used cover fire to suppress the gunman while the officer and one of the sergeants moved to another vehicle parked farther away from the home.
Detective Henry Greco and Officer Jason Macaluso pulled the 61-year-old man to safety after he fell onto the tracks from the platform.
As smoke poured from the apartment, police directed the woman to toss her children, one at a time, out the window to where officers on the ground would be waiting.
Newly released video of the heroic act reminds Officer Emily Healy how things could have gone badly fast the day she jumped into the water to save a woman.
Truleo’s body camera data review solution can help agencies learn more about officer performance, both good and bad.
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