A good Samaritan is being praised for saving the lives of two police officers during the arrest of an armed robbery suspect that almost turned deadly.
Joseph Gonzalez, 41, walked into a Metro PCS on the 500 block of Armory Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, at around 12:25 p.m on December 27 and allegedly pulled out a knife and stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the register,Minutes after the alleged crime occurred, a police offer spotted Gonzalez on Chapin Terrace and began to approach him, but the two became engaged in a struggle.
“One round struck his own hand and another hit Perez’ truck. Both shots narrowly missed both officers and Perez,” the SPD wrote. “Without the help of Mr. Perez there undoubtedly would have been a much different outcome to this incident,” said Springfield Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood. “His actions in all likelihood saved the lives of two Springfield Police Officers.
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