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Hero Tackles Gunman, Shot in Leg, Saved by Officer
27 Jun
Summary
- Man tackled gunman at World Cup party, sustaining leg injury.
- Officer applied a tourniquet, crucial to stopping blood loss.
- Victim expressed profound gratitude for the officer's life-saving actions.
A Duarte resident is on the path to recovery after a heroic act during a World Cup viewing party in Koreatown.
Luis Romero tackled a gunman who opened fire into the crowd, sustaining a gunshot wound to his leg that severed an artery.
LAPD Officer Helen Zhang, responding rapidly to the scene, applied a tourniquet, which witnesses and Romero's family credit with saving his life.
Romero and his family have publicly thanked Officer Zhang for her life-saving actions and quick thinking in the chaotic aftermath. A GoFundMe campaign has been established to support Romero's recovery.
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