Officer Injured In Shooting Visited By Paramedics Who Saved His Life

DENVER (CBS4)- The paramedics credited with quick thinking that helped save the life of a seriously injured police officer after a shooting earlier this month visited him in the hospital on Tuesday.

Denver Police Officer Tony Lopez Jr. was making a "routine traffic stop" near 37th Avenue and Federal Boulevard on Dec. 8 when a suspect from that vehicle opened fire and sped off. Lopez was shot multiple times in the arms and legs and nearly lost all of his blood. The suspect, Jason Wood, was shot in the ankle.

Paramedics Dustin Morgan and Courtney Strong were the first to arrive on scene and found Lopez who was critically wounded and losing a lot of blood. The paramedics credit a police officer who first applied a tourniquet to his leg and their training that helped save his life.

Lopez has been recovering in the hospital after undergoing several surgeries. He was seen in the picture smiling with Morgan and Strong by his bedside.

One suspect, Wood, was arrested after a short chase following the shooting and another person of interest, Melinda Espinoza, turned herself into police. Wood has been charged with attempted first-degree murder.