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PHOENIX, Ariz. – A cappuccino and painkillers are what the wisecracking policeman wanted. They might ease the pain from a bullet that tore through his belly in a blazing gun battle in downtown Tempe.
At the shooting scene, with paramedics just minu…
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – A cappuccino and painkillers are what the wisecracking policeman wanted. They might ease the pain from a bullet that tore through his belly in a blazing gun battle in downtown Tempe.
At the shooting scene, with paramedics just minutes away, Sgt. John Schaper’s eyelids were getting heavier. He was bleeding internally. He could feel it. Pain was increasing. A sergeant yelled at him to keep his eyes open.
During the ambulance ride to Maricopa Medical Center, Schaper pulled off hi… Continue
At the shooting scene, with paramedics just minutes away, Sgt. John Schaper’s eyelids were getting heavier. He was bleeding internally. He could feel it. Pain was increasing. A sergeant yelled at him to keep his eyes open.
During the ambulance ride to Maricopa Medical Center, Schaper pulled off hi… Continue
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