Safi's body camera footage showed two brothers—identified as Ryan Beck and Kashun Robinson—along with two other bystanders to pull the officer from the wreckage. Along with braving flames, the good Samaritans also had to worry about gunfire as the fire set off Safi's bullets.
“One of his guns in the car actually started going off," Robinson told police in a video interview. "We put him out of the yard and onto the sidewalk, and everybody just ducked behind the trees and everything.”
As Safi was pulled away from the burning car, an unidentified woman used the officer's radio to call for help. The residents waited with Safi until medics arrived, doing what they could to ease his painful circumstance.
“We’re just trying to comfort him and let him know he’s not by himself," said Robinson.
Once medics arrived, they rushed Safi to the hospital. The brothers and the other bystanders were uninjured.
"Their bravery and selflessness saved Officer Safi’s life," the department stated. "These residents remind us that community truly means neighbors looking out for one another when it matters most. From all of us at the Atlanta Police Department, thank you for your extraordinary courage."
Robinson told police he didn't consider his actions remarkable until his son called him a hero. The brothers credit the upbringing they received from their mother for pushing them to help the officer.
“We just went off our heart like we were raised," said Beck. "We don’t want to see nobody suffering in that type of situation, so we just hopped out and sprung into action.”
