Katrina Phillips was driving Sunday near West 123rd Street and Antioch Road on a work errand when she drove up on the scene where Overland Park police officer Mike Mosher was involved in a shootout with a hit-and-run suspect.
Both Mosher and the suspect died.
NEW AT SIX -- A WOMANGIVES HER FIRST-HANDACCOUNT OF THEMOMENTS AFTER ANOVERLAND PARK POLICEOFFICER WAS SHOT.SHE SAYS SHE TRIED TOSAVE HIS LIFE.YOU'LL REMEMBER --OFFICVER MIKE MOSHERDIED SUNDAY AFTER ASHOOTOUT WITH A HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JORDAN BETTSSPOKE TO A WOMAN WHORAN TO THE SCENE..Jordan"It was just behind me wheretwo people lost their lives onSunday, one of those peoplebeing Overland Park POLICEofficer Mike Mosher.
The storyyou are about to hear is froma woman who risked her life tosave the officer."Katrina Phillips"I tried talking to him, triedtokeep him alert, telling him tostay with us."KATRINA PHILLIPS WAS ONHER WAY TO WORKSUNDAY WHENSOMETHING CAUGHT HERATTENTION...Katrina Phillips"I noticed a car wreck debris,a man brushing debris off ofthe road."SHE DROVE DOWN 123RDTO SEE WHAT WAS GOINGON.WHAT SHE SAW LEFT HERIN SHOCK...Katrina Phillips"That's when I saw the officerdown and a white male"PHILLIPS RUSHEDTOWARDS THE MEN ANDNOTICED MOSHER WASSHOT BUT STILLBREATHENING.AND SO WAS THESHOOTER.Katrina Phillips"I noticed the white male hada gun and he moved.
So, Itook about ten steps back.Another lady came runningdown from the hill and shesaid she was medical.
I toldher the officer was shot."NO MATTER THE RISK...THETWO STILL RUSHED TOHELP THE OFFICER.Katrina Phillips"She proceeded to do CPR.head his head to keep himalert and awake."PHILLIPS SAYS IT FELT LIKEAN ETERNEY FOR E-M-S TOARRIVE.IN THOSE MOMENTS, SHESAID THESE WORDS TOTHE DYING OFFICER.Katrina Phillips"Stay awake, stay with us.Don't go.
Your family needsyou."THE GOOD SAMARTANSAYS SHE WAS ON SCENEFOR HOURS.THE EVENTS OF SUNDAYFOREVER ETCHED IN HERMEMORY...Katrina Phillips"Very hard.
I haven't slept, Iam traumatized."KNOWING THEOUTCOME...PHILLIPS SAIDSHE WOULD DO IT ALLAGAIN.Katrina Phillips"I wasn't thinking aboutrisking my life.
I wasn'tthinking about what if I gotshot.
I wasn't doing any ofthat.
I was just trying tohelp."IN OVERLAND PARKJORDAN BETTS 41 ACTIONNEWSTHE MOSHER FAMILYWANTS DONATIONSINTENDED FOR THE FAMILYMADE TO THE "OVERLANDPARK POLICE OFFICER'SFOUNDATION."THAT'S ACCORDING TOTHE OVERLAND PARKFRATNERAL ORDER OFPOLICE.FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTSARE STILL IN THE WORKS --WE WILL PASS THATINFORMATION ALONG ASSOON AS IT'S ANNOUNCED.ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSOCOMING TOGETHER TOSUPPORT ALL FIRSTRESPONDERS.THE KANSAS CITYMETROPOLITAN CRIMECOMMISSION SAYS THEDEATHS OF MOSHER ANDKANSAS CITY E-M-T "BILLYBIRMINGHAM" SHOW IT HASNEVER BEEN MOREIMPORTANT TO GETBEHIND THE MEN ANDWOMEN WHO SERVE OURCOMMUNITIES.THE COMMISSION ISLAUNCHING AN ONLINEFUNDRAISER CALLED"PROP UP OURPROTECTORS."RICK ARMSTRONG/PRESIDENT &CEO, KANSAS CITYMETROPOLITAN CRIMECOMMISSION"Its a great campaign to allowpeopleto do something in thesedifficulttimes and for those on thefrontlinesdoing it most, what a great timetohelp them."ALL THE DONATIONSSUPPORT THECOMMISSIONS PROGRAMS-- LIKE CRIME STOPPERS
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