A UPS driver is being lauded after a video showed him dropping everything to help a teenager who had just been attacked and robbed.
UPS employee Christopher McCall was working on his regular route through Chelsea in Manhattan, New York city, when he saw two men running after a teenager, punching and kicking him and pulling off his Nike Air Force One sneakers.
McCall came out of a building nearby, yelling at the men:
"Really? That's all you want?"
"You wanted his sneakers?"
You can see footage here:
The men took off, leaving the minor lying in the street.
After alerting McCall he couldn't breathe and he was diabetic, McCall propped his head up with a package so he could improve airflow.
Why I love and hate, and love again New York, New York!https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/05/18/ups-driver-christopher-mccall-saves-teen-robbery-victim-diabetic-chelsea-nyc/\u00a0\u2026— Kanude (@Kanude) 1621480844
A bystander called 911 while McCall gave the young man a banana to keep his blood sugar up.
That same bystander, an unidentified young woman, called McCall "very heroic."
"It was amazing to see New Yorkers come together rather than just walk by."
Thank God for the UPS man and that this young man will recover. So sad.— Carol (@Carol) 1621546003
Christopher is a decent human being and a hero. We need more people like him in this world.— Joanie (@Joanie) 1621543626
McCall said he was glad he happened to be there at the right time or he feared the worst for the teen.
"He was a nice-looking young man...And that was just like, yeah, he could have been dead."
"There was no stopping."
"It just looked like they just didn't have no remorse or regard for life."
"They would have finished him over some sneakers."
The Good Samaritan, indeed...https://youtu.be/6y6i6PqxgFk— Kan Maccu B'alam: Toriano ObaShango-El (@Kan Maccu B'alam: Toriano ObaShango-El) 1621507149
@TheOfficerTatum \nI know neither are law enforcement, but they deserve a little help How! How about a heroes fund for this guy, and the guy he helped. \n\nHeroes run towards the flame.https://youtu.be/FY18vktCDU8— \u2764\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u2764 Positive Thoughts! (@\u2764\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u2764 Positive Thoughts!) 1621435162
#Kindnesschampion @UPS driver Christopher McCall is AMAZING\n\nWhen a 17yo was lying in the street in #NYC after being #robbed Christopher stopped to help this #teenager and others came to help as well People are #wonderful#thereisgood\n\n@WLNYTVhttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/05/18/ups-driver-christopher-mccall-saves-teen-robbery-victim-diabetic-chelsea-nyc/\u00a0\u2026— Operation Kindness (@Operation Kindness) 1621501255
The NYPD arrested both suspects the following day—two minors, one aged 16 and one 17 who are facing charges of robbery and possession of stolen property.
McCall said he wasn't done helping the teen.
"We'll make him a UPS driver if he keeps moving forward."
The teen is expected to fully recover.
