Eugene N. Burns, 46, bricklayer, rescued Robert S. Carrillo, 23, policeman, from a homicidal attack, Tucson, Arizona, February 24, 1955. While a parade was passing a crowded intersection, a man who became disorderly was arrested by Carrillo. Another policeman, who arrived in a patrol car, joined Carrillo as he led the man across a street toward the vehicle. Suddenly the man broke free, drew the other policeman’s revolver from its holster, and shot him through the chest. He then struck Carrillo on the forehead with the gun, inflicting a severe laceration. Although badly dazed, Carrillo got hold of the gun and placed his thumb behind the trigger. They struggled and fell to the street, the man straddling Carrillo. Tightly gripping the trigger, he repeatedly tried to aim the gun at Carrillo’s head. A man who seized the assailant from behind was threatened by some of the man’s friends in the crowd and abandoned his attempt to aid Carrillo. Alighting from a truck, Burns grasped the assailant around the neck from behind, pushed him to the pavement, and placed one foot on the man’s wrist. The man relaxed his hold on the gun, and Carrillo with aid from a son of Burns wrenched it from him. Picking up Carrillo’s blackjack, Burns struck the man several times, forcing him to give up. The man was apprehended and was sentenced to prison, Carrillo and the wounded policeman recovered. 43433-4010
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