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Local NewsFirst Responders Call Shooting EmotionalBy Mick TreveyMILWAUKEE - Paramedics who treated the officers are being recognized for their fast action. When Milwaukee Fire Lieutenant Andrew Vossekuil got to the shooting scene near 2nd and Walker, the injuries were bad, and the patients were important. "It really touches home a little more when it is a police officer, because we do work hand in hand with the police officers." The fire department emphasizes that everyone gets their best care, but firefighters admit that care becomes more emotional when they're helping a police officer. "It is a little different when that comes in. Your adrenaline rushes, and it's kind of like one of our own that has gone down." The firefighters say they rushed to get the officers loaded into ambulances and to the hospital. The shooting wounds were so traumatic, the paramedics didn't want to lose precious time. "We're glad that they're alive. We hope they're going to pull through and everybody should keep them in their prayers," says Fire Captain William Nowak. The paramedics say their main concern was stopping the blood loss and treating the officers for shock. |
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