After Cpl. Seth J. Kelly was shot along Route 33 Tuesday, he pulled a tourniquet from his belt and applied it to his wounds as he waited for emergency responders to arrive.

“Cpl. Kelly was hit several times as a result of the gunfire,” Capt. Richard H. D’Ambrosio, commanding officer of Troop M Bethlehem, said at a press conference Wednesday.

Kelly, stationed at the state police Belfast barracks, sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and was transported to St. Luke’s in Bethlehem to treat severe, life-threatening injuries, according to D’Ambrosio.

“He was gravely injured. Even so, he was able to have the wherewithal to pull that tourniquet off his belt and apply that to one of his wounds, more than likely saving his own life,” D’Ambrosio said.

After several surgeries, Kelly is listed in critical but stable condition at St. Luke’s in Bethlehem.

The shooting in Plainfield Township occurred after a routine traffic stop.

Trooper Ryan C. Seiple stopped Daniel Khalil Clary, 22, of Effort, for speeding. After Seiple issued Clary a traffic citation and returned to his patrol unit, Clary signaled to Seiple “as if he wanted to talk,” according to the affidavit.

Seiple approached Clary’s vehicle, and while speaking to the defendant, noticed signs of possible drug impairment and observed possible drug paraphernalia. Seiple called for assistance and Kelly arrived on the scene.

Seiple requested that Clary get out of his vehicle, a 2008 Pontiac G6, and take a standardized field sobriety test, which he failed.

Seiple tried to take Clary into custody, but Clary fought both troopers and resisted.

Despite one of the troopers using a Taser on Clary, they were not able to gain control.

Clary also attempted to take Seiple’s firearm.

After Clary broke free from the troopers, he reached into the front driver side window of his own vehicle and took out a firearm, later clarified to be a semi-automatic pistol, and fired multiple shots at both troopers before fleeing the scene. Clary did not have a current or valid permit to carry a firearm, though the gun was registered in his name, according to police.

Seiple sustained a hand injury from the struggle with Clary.

Kelly, a 13-year veteran of the force, was hit several times.

“Even after being hit, Cpl. Kelly and trooper Seiple both returned fire, shooting the actor multiple times. Mr. Clary, at this point, gets back into his vehicle and drives away from the scene. He actually drove himself to Easton Hospital.” D’Ambrosio said.

“Cpl. Kelly was Life Flighted to St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem where he underwent emergency surgery yesterday afternoon for multiple gunshot wounds. He was admitted to the hospital in extremely critical condition,” D’Ambrosio said.

Clary sustained gunshot wounds to the back of his neck, his side and his hand, and was apprehended by state police at Easton Hospital. He was later transported by EMS to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest Boulevard campus for additional treatment. Clary went into surgery overnight, but police did not have any updates as to his current condition.

Clary was interviewed at the hospital by Cpl. Arthur Johnson, Bethlehem Criminal Investigation Unit Supervisor, and he admitted to shooting at the two troopers and attempting to disarm and remove a firearm from one of the troopers.

He was arraigned in his bed at Lehigh Valley Hospital on Wednesday morning, with bail set at $1 million.

Clary is being charged with two counts of attempted criminal homicide, two counts of attempted criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of assault of a law enforcement officer, one count of disarming a law enforcement officer, one count of escape, one count of firearms not to be carried without a license, one count of simple assault, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, and one count of resisting arrest or other law enforcement.

District Attorney John Morganelli said that the case against Clary will be a joint investigation between the state police and the DA’s office.

“My office is committed to making sure that this individual gets a very, very, very long jail sentence, consistent with the maximum sentence that the law provides,” he said.