CUBA GOODING JUNIOR - GOODING JR. SAVES GUNSHOT VICTIM

GOODING JR. SAVES GUNSHOT VICTIM

Movie star CUBA GOODING JR. turned real-life hero last week (28May07) when he helped save the life of a gunshot victim. The Oscar winner rushed to the aid of the bleeding man, believed to be in his 20s, after hearing gunshots from his car, parked outside a Hollywood restaurant. An eyewitness tells the New York Daily News, "Cuba was picking up dinner for his family on the night of Memorial Day. He saw a young kid holding his head and walked toward him. The kid was bleeding from his neck and collapsed." After calling for towels to stem the victim's bleeding, Gooding Jr. hailed a passing police car and waited at the scene until an ambulance arrived. Gooding Jr.'s rep, Nancy Kane, confirmed the story. It is believed the victim's condition has improved in hospital.