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Dec 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 12

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Dec 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 12 FEATURES 80 40 YEARS OF THE BLUES 108 MEET The BLUES STAFF 114 MEET THE BLUES SPONSORS 120 HCSO - 7 SHERIFF’S IN 70 YEARS 122 BUILDING A HOME WITH DR HORTON DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS COMING NEXT MONTH GUEST COMMENTARY - DOUG GRIFFITH GUEST COMMENTARY - DANIEL CARR GUEST COMMENTARY - STEVEN OWSINSKI GUEST COMMENTARY - DAVE SMITH NEWS AROUND THE US SURVIVING THE STREETS - LOOSING A PARTNER ISD PD JOB LISTINGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES BEST OF WAR STORIES BEST OF AFTERMATH HEALING OUR HEROES DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS BLUE MENTAL HEALTH DR. LIGHT BULB AWARD OFF DUTY WITH RUSTY BARRON ADS BACK IN THE DAY PARTING SHOTS BUYERS GUIDE NOW HIRING BACK PAGE

AROUND THE COUNTRY

AROUND THE COUNTRY HOUSTON, TX. “I GOT YOU!” A Houston man turned hero last month when he saw Houston Officer John Gibson get shot. By James Powel, USA Today A Houston man who said he “has been to jail a million times” became a hero when he helped pull a wounded police officer to safety during a highway shootout with a carjacking suspect. John Lally found himself caught in the crossfire of a shootout after police chased a carjacking suspect on U.S. 59 near Houston’s West Loop on Saturday. He began shooting a video on his phone and sprang into action when Officer John Gibson was wounded. Lally’s video, which he shared with USA TODAY on Thursday, captured how he pulled Gibson to safety even as the bullets flew. “I got you! Come on!” Lally yelled as he helped Gibson. “You’re OK, bro!” In an interview with USA TODAY on Thursday, Lally said he didn’t know there was a chase happening and thought he was being pulled over when he saw the sirens. Then he witnessed a car crash, which he later found out was the carjacking suspect hitting other vehicles. “When I saw the car crash happen, I thought I was going to take somebody out of one of the cars,” Lally said. “It was like an explosion because there was so much noise and vehicles involved. I thought that 46 The Blues 40th Anniversary Issue was going to be the extent of it.” Lally said that he started recording the incident so that he could show his boss why he was running late. The video shows how Lally pulled Gibson out of the chaos after the officer was shot. Gibson yells in pain as Lally repeatedly tells him he’s going to be OK. “I’m still here with you buddy, you hear me?” “I’ve been to jail a million times, man, and I love cops, too, bro.” During a press conference the day of the shooting, Houston police Chief Troy Finner said he wanted to celebrate Lally’s heroism and that of other citizens who helped. “People make mistakes,” he said of Lally’s past brushes with the law. “But a truly reformed individual is a person that we can use. He stepped up and other citizens stepped up, and I don’t want that to get lost.” Lally told USA TODAY what he was thinking when he decided to help Gibson. “As soon as I saw him get shot, I could immediately feel his pain,” he said, adding that he knew he needed to keep the wounded officer alert, having been shot in the leg himself. Lally pointed to time spent behind bars and working in the service industry for his ability to remain calm in the situation. “I’ve been through too many things to let (the moment) affect me,” he said. Lally said he has since spoken with Gibson’s family but not Gibson himself, though he is open to that when the time is right.

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