A Texas man dragged an injured Houston cop to safety after the officer was hit in a highway shootout over the weekend.

Good Samaritan John Lally told local Fox affiliate KRIV that he pulled up to a crash site on Highway 59 in order to help any accident victims, but he soon realized he walked into a gunfight between a lawman and a car thief.

Houston police said Officer J. Gibson was shot in the leg Saturday while approaching the suspect, who crashed the stolen car while being chased by police.

“That’s when I grabbed that cop by his vest and dragged him all the way back to my work truck,” Mr. Lally told KRIV.

Mr. Lally sat with Officer Gibson while a tourniquet was wrapped around his wound.

Authorities said the 19-year-old suspect hopped into another car and tried to get into a second vehicle, but eventually was shot by police multiple times.

The suspect later died at a hospital.

Police said Officer Gibson is expected to fully recover.

• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.