Watch Newark Cops Save 2 Lives: CPR, Gunshot Victim (VIDEOS)

NEWARK, NJ — A pair of intense, on-the-job videos tell the stories of what the majority of Newark police officers do seven days a week, according to local authorities: protect and serve.

On Friday, the Newark Department of Public Safety released two body worn camera videos taken this week that show officers potentially saving lives.

One video shows an officer applying a tourniquet to a bleeding gunshot victim. The other shows the revival of an unconscious man with no pulse, who was found on a bench near the 5th Precinct.

“These are the stories of what police do, day-in and day-out,” Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. “Our first priority is protecting life and these officers acted decisively and efficiently, to do just that.”

The body camera footage shows “compassion” and a “good bedside manner” on the parts of the involved officers, Ambrose continued.

“These may not be the stories that grab headlines, but they are overwhelmingly more indicative of police work than the stories that do,” Ambrose said.

Watch the videos below. WARNING: Graphic material. Viewer discretion advised.

SHOOTING VICTIM ON SOUTH 16TH STREET

According to the Newark Department of Public Safety:

“On Tuesday night, two officers saved the life of a shooting victim by applying tourniquets to stop the bleeding while waiting for an ambulance. The two officers were the first to respond to a shooting on the 400 block South 16th Street. The victim was conscious but bleeding profusely from a wound on his arm. A towel wrapped around his arm and his shirt sleeve was soaked in blood, and he was also shot in the leg. Upon arriving, the officers immediately went into their trauma pouches and applied two tourniquets to the victim, who was then transported to the hospital by an ambulance that arrived later. One officer is heard warning the victim ‘this is gonna hurt’ as he tightens the tourniquet, but explains they must stop the bleeding.”

UNCONSCIOUS MAN ON BENCH

According to the Newark Department of Public Safety:

“Early Wednesday evening, officers inside the 5th precinct on Clinton Avenue were alerted to an unconscious man on a bench near the precinct. The desk officer raced outside to find a man not breathing and with no pulse. The officer pulled the man off the bench and began CPR chest compressions, while a second officer came out with a defibrillator. A third officer also helped with the CPR before the man’s heartbeat was restored. He was then transported to the hospital.”

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