Good Samaritan

"Thank God for neighbors who were inquisitive and said: 'That screaming is not right,'" Sheriff Grady Judd said

Bystanders helped the officer by putting a tourniquet on his leg and maintaining a perimeter while medics rushed to the scene

The doctor was traveling to the airport when he noticed the wounded trooper on the side of the road after he’d been shot during a traffic stop

After suffering a broken back from being pinned himself, the man managed to crawl out of his truck and pull a trapped trooper from his cruiser

The immediate CPR response from bystanders was vital to the man's survival, the deputy said

After the passerby joined the scuffle to help police, the suspect managed to grab one officer's gun and fire it, with one bullet passing through the Samaritan's sweatshirt

The women encountered the suspect after giving her a ride, not realizing until the person began acting erratically that something was amiss

After the driver of a stolen car jumped from the moving vehicle, the car struck the cyclist and wedged him underneath

A hotel owner was on a smoke break when he rushed to help the officer, using his radio to call for help

Trooper Matthew Soeder immediately put a tourniquet on a victim's leg, which his parents said saved their son's life

During the attack, Rich Fierro grasped the gunman's body armor, yanked him down and yelled at another patron to move the rifle out of reach

The 17-year-old assisted with putting a tourniquet on the officer after he ran to her car for help, as well as providing information to dispatchers on his radio

Linda Messo had just finished a CPR refresher course when she saw Michael Cacciopolli, who vomited and fell unconscious

The woman moved her car in the path of incoming gunfire to shield the already wounded cops; she then assisted one cop by pressing a towel to his wound to stop the bleeding

Employees in costumes based on the children's show fended off an attacker who was allegedly choking a woman in the middle of the restaurant