Cop Uses Computer Cable To Save Life Of NJ Man Who Shot Himself

KNOWLTON, NJ — A man who accidentally shot himself in the leg on Wednesday is still alive thanks to a quick thinking New Jersey State Trooper who used a computer cable and arrow to stop the bleeding.

Trooper Roy Sanchez was called to a Knowlton Township home Wednesday afternoon after a man accidentally shot himself in the leg, NJ State Police said. He radioed for advanced life support, but the man was bleeding too heavily to wait. Using a computer cable and a decorative arrow, Sanchez made a makeshift tourniquet to stop the bleeding.

Troopers Aaron Coleman and Trooper Michael Butler arrived shortly after the tourniquet was applied, and together the three troopers moved a desk to make it easier to help the man, police said.

When advanced emergency personel arrived, they applied a quick clotting gauze and a second tourniquet before taking the man to Lehigh Valley Hospital. He is currently in stable condition, police said.

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