… last several months, including the deaths of Terence Crutcher, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, just to name a few.
“We didn’t think too much about what we had done,” Vege said of the life-saving measure. “But we were curious to see how the man was doing. So we drove to the hospital later that night, and several people made a big deal about us saving the man’s life. We’re happy for him and his family that he pulled through.”
Walker deemed the responding officers “angels” who “are here to help us.”
“If they got there any later, I would have died,” he continued. “I want to thank the officers from the bottom of my heart, no pun intended.”
But Vege told ABC 7 his crew simply did their job, regardless of receiving a Life Saving Award commendation from LAPD Sgt. Stephan Bell.
“Officers do not hesitate,” Vege said. “They do not judge on what color you are, what religion you are, male, female. We’re going to jump in no matter what to help someone in need.”
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