A Fulton County police corporal who was shot during a violent April gun battle has been hailed as a hero after saving the life of a fellow officer in the chaos.
On April 18, Corporal Zahir Muid observed a man jaywalking on Fulton Industrial Boulevard and moved to approach him. When South Fulton Police Lt. Charles Cook pulled over to assist, officers discovered the suspect, later identified as Rashan Cofield, had an active warrant.
As they moved to arrest him, Cofield pulled a pistol and opened fire while fleeing. In the exchange, Lt. Cook was shot in the arm, severing a major artery. Muid, though also injured, ran to fashion a tourniquet and applied it to Lt. Cook’s arm, minimizing the bleeding and ultimately saving his life
Police officer Zahir Muid. (Source: Fulton County Police)