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CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) Three Carbondale Police Officers have been recognized by the city for saving the life of a shooting victim earlier this month.
Officer Haled Saleh, Officer Dylan Yost, and Sergeant Timothy Lomax responded to the report of shots fired at a party on West Cherry Street in the early morning hours of April 11.
Carbondale Police say officers found the victim unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The officers called for an ambulance, but when none were available, Officers Saleh and Yost loaded the injured man into the bed of a pickup truck and took him to the hospital.
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Three Carbondale Police Officers were honored on Monday for quick thinking that probably saved the life of a gunshot victim. On April 11, Sergeant Tim Lomax and two fellow officers responded to reports of a large party on Cherry street, just before 3:00AM and discovered a gunshot victim. Since there were no available ambulances at the time, the officers used a civilian s truck and kept the victim alive while they drove to the hospital. Lomax says it s an example of why he became a police officer. You know, we re here to help people. That s why I got started in, at the very beginning I was to make sure people are safe.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) Three people were shot Sunday at a party in Carbondale.
It happened at about 2:45 a.m. at a vacant residence in the 300 block of West Cherry Street.
According to a press release, responding Carbondale Police Officers found three victims with gunshot wounds. One victim’s injuries were considered to be serious and life-threatening. Officers called for an ambulance, but were told it’s arrival would be delayed due to other emergency calls. The seriously injured victim was then loaded into a pickup truck parked at the scene. Police and the pickup’s owner took the victim to Carbondale Memorial hospital.
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