this morning we're hearing from the San Francisco Sergeant whose quick actions helped save 49ers rookie Ricky Piel after he was shot during an attempted robbery when I heard the and it was so loud 25-year San Francisco police veteran Sergeant Joel harell was on duty in Union Square Saturday peel had been signing autographs before heading downtown and was carrying shopping bags when police say he was followed by a 17-year-old suspect who confronted him with a gun and I told dispatch those were gunshots authorities say a struggle ensued and the gun fired the 23-year-old NFL player sustaining a gunshot wound to the chest Sergeant harell rushing to his Aid I Ed my right hand cuz this is my strong hand to seal the wounds because he's like am I am I going to die and I told him I go remember you're going to be okay you're strong right because I had told him out there be strong like you are on the field