An Arizona police officer is being credited with saving the life of an unresponsive baby at a light rail station.
In body camera footage recently released by the Mesa Police Department, Officer Shaquille Perez is seen dealing with a sleeping, uncooperative passenger aboard a light rail train, KPHO-TV reports. That's when a crying mother rushed to him with a baby boy who had stopped breathing.
“I heard screaming, so I walk over, and when I peep out this way from the other side where the train’s at, mom comes running up to me screaming for help,” Perez said.
Immediately, Perez began performing CPR, while another person approaches, offering help.
“A guy ran up saying he was a paramedic and asked if he could help. So, of course, I said yeah," Perez said. "He took the baby from my arms, and we put him in the backseat of the squad car under some A/C, and baby was breathing.
According to police, the baby was OK after the scare.
“It’s an amazing feeling to know I was able to intervene and help potentially save that baby’s life,” Perez said.
