Evanston Cop Saves Gunshot Victim With Tourniquet

EVANSTON, IL - An Evanston police officer saved the life of a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the leg on Jackson Avenue last month.

Officer William Arzuaga applied the tourniquet in an attempt to stop bleeding from the boy’s left leg shortly after arriving in the 1900 block of Jackson on April 21, according to a police news release.

Evanston Hospital personnel later determined the bullet severed the victim’s artery, and it would have caused extensive blood loss and possible surgery had Arzuaga not used the tourniquet immediately.

“Officer Arzuaga is a credit to the Evanston Police Department and his actions show his dedication to the Evanston community,” the Evanston Police Department said in a statement.