Eyewitness Reveals Chilling Second Andy Dick Turned Blue

An eyewitness has described the horrifying second Andy Dick was discovered unresponsive in Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 9. 

Shawn Harrell, who was close by when emergency responders rushed in, stated the actor regarded “blue” and appeared as if he had “handed away.” 

Harrell defined that he first noticed individuals operating round and shouting for assist, and though he initially thought a film scene was being filmed, he shortly realized one thing very actual and really severe was occurring.

Chatting with PEOPLE, Shawn Harrell stated the terrifying second started when he noticed a crowd gathered with cameras, which made him assume the commotion was a part of a movie shoot. 

He defined that he first heard individuals shouting, “Wake him up! Man, wake him up!” and noticed others operating round. 

At that time, he nonetheless believed it was staged, admitting, “I believed it will in all probability be greater than doubtless a part of a film.”

Nonetheless, every little thing modified when he heard the shouting once more and realized Andy Dick wasn’t performing. 

Harrell described the disgraced comic’s situation in stark element, saying, “His physique was limp. It was like deadweight. It was blue. I believed he handed away.” 

He added that the comic was fully unresponsive and “slumped over,” which made the state of affairs much more alarming.

The eyewitness tried calling for assist however struggled to succeed in anybody instantly. 

He defined that the chaos and confusion made it obscure what was occurring, particularly as a result of cameras had been nonetheless round.

In response to Harrell, paramedics arrived inside minutes and shortly labored to avoid wasting the actor. 

He recalled them administering Narcan, saying, “They put that Narcan stuff in him,” although he wasn’t certain whether or not police or bystanders gave it first. 

Harrell watched as Dick slowly regained consciousness, describing how the state of affairs shifted from panic to aid. 

As soon as awake, Dick stunned Harrell along with his calm response. Harrell even joked with him, telling him, “Hey man, they introduced you again to life. You had been gone for a minute.” 

Dick responded with “I do know,” which Harrell stated made him really feel just like the “NewsRadio” star had skilled one thing related earlier than due to how “nonchalantly” he acted.

What struck Harrell essentially the most was Dick’s look simply minutes earlier than. 

He repeated that “He was blue. His fingers [were] blue and his face was blue,” one thing he had by no means seen on an individual earlier than. 

Nonetheless, the witness additionally shared that Dick recovered shortly, estimating that it took someplace between 5 and 10 minutes from the second he appeared lifeless to the second that they had a standard dialog.

On Wednesday, The Blast reported that Dick was discovered unresponsive on a Hollywood avenue staircase in Los Angeles.

Images obtained by TMZ confirmed the 59-year-old slumped over on a concrete set of stairs exterior a constructing, with associates and bystanders attempting to maintain him upright and shouting for him to “get up” as they referred to as for assist. 

Witnesses on the scene reportedly administered Narcan, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, and Dick responded to the remedy earlier than firefighters and police arrived.  

Officers confirmed responding to a medical emergency on the location involving a person who appeared to have overdosed, however didn’t publicly launch his identify because of privateness legal guidelines.  

After being revived, Dick later advised TMZ he was alive and okay however declined additional medical remedy or hospital transport.

Following the incident, a haunting video surfaced displaying Andy Dick trying clearly disoriented simply weeks earlier than the overdose.

As reported by The Blast, the clip filmed on November 8 confirmed Dick sitting on a sidewalk exterior a downtown Los Angeles theater holding a drink, slurring his phrases, and struggling to remain centered whereas speaking with somebody recording the second. 

The footage confirmed the “Street Journey” star responding to questions on music and artists.

At one level, he blurted out, “Missy… Oh, OutKast. F*cking hell yeah,” earlier than abruptly shedding observe of the dialog and asking, “Wait, what?”