Quickly, Gusse called the police, who responded immediately, apprehending the vehicle and the one-year-old child about two-and-a-half hours after the vehicle was stolen.
“My heart went to my feet. I was shaking so bad I couldn’t hold a cup,” recalled the Minnesota grandma saved a baby.
When the police arrived and opened the door, the gravity of what she had done hit her. She said, “I could hear that baby crying and you know where my heart went, to the ground. I started shaking and crying.”
Although little Da’Merion was crying at first, he calmed down quickly, according to officers. “He was all smiles when the officers picked him up,” Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson, John Elder said. “He appears to be a pretty good-natured little guy.”
Now people are saying, the Minnesota grandma saved a baby because of her quick action.
Gusse told reporters, “When it’s this cold, I’m just glad that car was running because it kept me nosy. I kept on seeing that exhaust coming.”
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Minnesota grandma, Gusse insisted that she’s “just a grandma,” not a hero. When she sees an Amber Alert, she knows a kid is in car.
She said, “I was a mess because I knew when it’s an Amber Alert, there’s a kid. And I don’t care what age it is–it’s a kid.”
But, apparently, Gusse was also thinking of being a grandma herself in that moment. She later told her daughter, “I was thinking about my own grandchildren. If something like that happened to them. I would be beside myself.”
Wondering what people are saying about how the Minnesota grandma saved a baby?
One Facebook user said, “Glad he was found safe thanks to an alert grandma!”
Several Facebook users praised God for the rescue of little Da’Merion.
As for Gusse, she said, “I’m so thankful that he was okay, that he’s with mom and dad. That’s all that matters.”
