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Life Saving Incident

May 13, 2018
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
Boston

Boston police officers were heading back to the station Sunday night after a routine call. It had been a typical night so far. On May 13, 2018, Officer Owen Murray and Taylor Green responded to a call of an infant in respiratory distress. “On all the calls, you try to get there as fast as possible,” said Murray, a six-year officer. “But whenever I hear a kid’s involved, I try to get there even faster. I really wasn’t thinking.” Once at the home, Officer Murray and Officer Green sprinted up to the second floor and came upon several family members who were screaming. The mother handed her 1-year-old daughter to Murray. The atmosphere was frantic, Officer Green said. The infant’s eyes and mouth were open, her skin pale. She wasn’t breathing; she was “lifeless,” Officer Murray said. Instinctively, the officer put the girl in position and performed CPR, resuscitating her in moments and saving her life. “After a few seconds, the baby started crying,” Murray said. “She immediately gave me a hug and rested her head on my shoulder.” “We’re just glad she’s OK,” Officer Green said. Soon after, the girl was brought to Boston Children’s Hospital for evaluation. Officer Murray hasn’t heard from the infant’s mother or hospital yet, but he’s relieved. Without quick action, the outcome likely would have been much more grim. It’s a feeling he knows well. Several years ago, his son, who was 1½ years old at the time, began choking on food. Murray performed CPR and saved his life. “My training definitely kicked in. I didn't freak out or anything, it just kind of kicked in immediately,” Murray said of the eventful Monday night. “It definitely saved my son’s life as well.”

The history of law enforcement in the United States is a long and wonderful history of bravery. This website is dedicated to documenting the heroic deeds of law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have either given or risked their lives to save others. There are many stories of bravery and heroism for many who are considered first responders. However, it is those in law enforcement who are most likely to be the first to arrive upon a location requiring life saving acts engaging dangerous hostage takers, running into burning buildings/vehicles, providing first aid to seriously injured victims, saving near drowning victims and much more are what the women and men of law enforcement do routinely and at many times, great peril to their own safety.
It is our mission to document the history of lives saved by those dedicated women and men in law enforcement. To share with others the dramatic deeds of those individuals who are the first, first responders. It is so important for our citizens to understand that law "enforcement" is not always about enforcing the law but rather being there when our citizens need us.
It is to this end we are dedicated to promoting documentation regarding the history of law enforcement and the lives they have saved.