Two members of the Michigan State Police were honored for rescuing a hostage during a shooting at a Benton Township hotel. Sergeant Brian Keely of the Rockford post and Trooper Carlos Fossati of the Wayland post were awarded the MSP Bravery Award for going above and beyond the normal expectations for law enforcement. On November 18, 2015, Sergeant Keely and Trooper Fossati were trying to track down the man who had kidnapped his estranged wife at gunpoint from the assisted living facility where she worked. Michigan State Police eventually located the 44-year-old suspect at a motel. Investigators then negotiated with the suspect by cellphone for more than 30 minutes before the MSP SWAT team heard a single gunshot in the hotel room and forced their way inside. As officers breeched the door, the suspect fired on the team, striking Sergeant Keely in his bulletproof vest. Despite the gunfire, Sergeant Keely and Trooper Fossati rushed into the room and rescued the woman. They returned fire neutralizing the suspect. Troopers discovered the wife had also been shot by the suspect however she sustained non life threatening wounds. In an official news release, the MSP stated, “In awarding the department’s Bravery Award, the Michigan State Police Board of Awards found that the courageous and heroic actions of Sergeant Keely and Trooper Fossati undoubtedly saved the woman’s life.”