Bystander's belt tourniquet saves man shot in Spanaway

Bystander's belt tourniquet saves man shot in Spanaway

A 19-year-old man who was shot in the leg this week in the Spanaway area is alive thanks to the quick actions of a bystander and a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy. The bystander used his belt as a tourniquet to help stop the bleeding. When the deputy arrived, the two worked together to apply a tourniquet to the victim. “Essentially, if it hadn’t been for the bystander and the tourniquet that the deputy provided, I can’t say this victim would be a…