By Sarah Roebuck
Police1
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is praising the actions of a security guard and a gas station employee who stopped a stabbing attack on an officer.
The incident happened on April 7 inside a gas station convenience store when the officer approached the suspect and informed him he was no longer allowed to be on the property, police said.
Body-worn video shows the suspect quickly turning around and stabbing the officer twice in the neck. Surveillance video from a different angle shows the security guard, identified as Jameel Kelewood, tackling the suspect to the ground.
Phoenix police said both Kelewood and Luis Ozuna, who was working as a clerk, jumped in to stop the attack.
“They saved our officer’s life that evening and their commitment to stopping this guy can’t be overstated,” Phoenix Police Lt. James Hester said during a news conference.
The officer, who was not identified, remains in the hospital.