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Texas officer acts quickly to save infant's life

A Texas police officer helped out a family whose baby stopped breathing Friday.

SPLENDORA, Texas — A Texas police chief saved a baby's life Friday as he was driving to a school district campus, KHOU reported.

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Splendora Independent School District police Chief Rex Evans was stopped at a traffic light at 2 p.m. when a person drove up to him, honking and telling the officer that "My baby is not breathing," KTRK reported."

Evans reacted quickly, calling for an ambulance while performing CPR on the infant, the television station reported.

The entire ordeal was captured on camera, KHOU reported.

"Come on, baby. Come on, baby. It's OK … She's breathing. She's breathing, OK. … OK," the chief said in footage captured from his body camera.