Good Samaritan

Without their help, the outcome could have been much worse, police said

“He did not hesitate," a witness said. "He heard the gunfire, went to the door and immediately ran in that direction"

The chief also said a "Samaritan," who was killed as well, had helped prevent further bloodshed

Four friends were driving by the scene when they heard screams coming from the woods

The officers clung to the woman for a minute and a half while they waited for backup; that's when a good Samaritan came to their aid

Police officials said they would work to determine if the incident was a possible hate crime

Three people heard the officer yell for help and immediately ran to tackle the suspect

"I was waiting for him," the driver said. "I just thought to get him off the street"

"Their actions, without a doubt, saved our police officer from being severely injured or worse"

A police officer was then able to quickly tackle the suspect

A 31-year-old military veteran said his training kicked in, and so did the instincts of his 4-month-old puppy

Two motel workers saw the crash and raced to help, getting the officer out just in time

A man tied a box of doughnuts to his drone to make a sweet delivery to the local police department