Pham saved a drowning woman who had driven her car into a lake, though he could not swim. Deputy Bobby Hau Pham of the Clermont County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office. Farmer worked to fend off the shooter, then, realizing an ambulance was too far away, dragged his partner into his police car and drove him to the hospital himself, saving his life. Farmer was responding to a call of shots fired possibly out of a car window, and chased the suspect to the door of an apartment where the man opened fire, hitting Farmer’s partner. Corporal Jeffrey Farmer of the Littleton, Colorado Police Department. Hickey jumped in and saved the man from drowning. Jason Hickey who was on the FDNY’s marine training unit when he got a distress call of a man in the Harlem River, a tidal strait that flows swiftly between the Hudson and East Rivers. “That’s true heroism,” Biden said.įirefighter Patrick Thornton who, aboard an FDNY boat, saved a man trapped under a capsized vessel in the waters off the coast of Staten Island was also honored, along with retired Lt. Justin Hespeler, who rescued a newborn baby from a burning house. We are so grateful to you.”īiden also honored three New York City firefighters for the bravery, including Lt.
“It is your care and encouragement that makes it possible for our public safety officers to do their jobs. “At the end of every shift, you are there,” he said to the families. The families of the two officers accepted their awards. Rivera died that night, Mora was pronounced dead four days later. Officer Sumit Sulan shot and killed the gunman, ending the deadly encounter moments after it began and keeping the civilians safe. 21, 2022, while responding to a call about a family dispute in a Harlem apartment. NYPD officer Wilbert Mora and his police partner Jason Rivera were shot Jan. You run into danger when everyone else runs away from danger.”īiden told the crowd the award was given for “actions above and beyond the call of duty,” singling out the families of the officers to thank them. “From small towns to big cities, you’re cut from the same cloth. “I don’t know all of you, but I do know you,” Biden said. The three NYPD officers, a Houston police officer, Colorado police official, Ohio sheriff’s deputy and three FDNY firefighters all received medals in a White House ceremony before Biden departs for Japan and the Group of Seven summit. WASHINGTON (AP) - Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman were honored Wednesday, along with six others, by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public safety officer.
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