Incredible bodycam footage has been released showing the moment one of NYPD’s finest police officers rescued a 4-year-old girl who had been shot in a Times Square shooting over the weekend. The video shows Officer Alyssa Vogel racing with the little girl in her arms through the crowded sidewalk. Officer Vogel said her instincts kicked in and she just wanted to get the injured girl to the hospital. After checking the girl for any other injuries, the officer ran to an ambulance that was nearby.
NYPD released the video (see below) on Monday showing Vogel running to the scene where a bloodied Skye Martinez was being treated after being shot.
In the tense moments after Saturday's shooting in Times Square, Officer Vogel, from @NYPDMTN, was directed to a child who was shot, exclaiming — "There's a baby?" She quickly applied a tourniquet & rushed the 4-year-old girl to a nearby ambulance. pic.twitter.com/6oX12VL26q
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Officer Vogel instinctively grabbed Skye and sprinted down Broadway, holding the injured girl, who was then taken to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to her leg. A photo below of Officer Vogel sprinting to the ambulance holding the little girl:
Officer Vogel told the New York Post that Skye was “the strongest little girl I’ve ever seen.”
The shooter was identified as Farrakhan Muhammad, who was trying to shoot his brother in crowded Times Square but hit the young girl and two others.
WANTED in connection to shooting three people near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on May 8, 2021. @NYPDDetectives need anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of this individual to contact @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. All calls are anonymous. pic.twitter.com/qciBGCR6AK
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