THREE CLARKSVILLE POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED THIS FRIDAY FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR CALL OF DUTY.

            OFFICERS MARK WILSON, JEFF DENAULT AND NATHAN LEE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE LIFESAVING AWARD AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A CLARKSVILLE MAN.

            ON NOVEMBER 3^RD, THE THREE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO SHOTS BEING FIRED AT 801 PROVIDENCE BOULEVARD AND FOUND A MAN THAT HAD BEEN HIT BY GUNFIRE.

            ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE MAN WAS BLEEDING FROM BOTH HIS LEGS AND SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE FEMORAL ARTERY WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF THE OFFICERS DID NOT MAKE A TOURNIQUET TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

            A MEDIC REPORTEDLY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND CONFIRMED THE TOURNIQUETS WERE APPLIED CORRECTLY AND THE BLOOD FLOW WAS STOPPED IN TIME FOR THE MAN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

            THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY AT 7 A.M. AT CLARKSVILLE POLICE HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 135 COMMERCE STREET.

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