Life Saving Incident
November 18, 2020
Texas
Walker County
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Trooper Travis Wroten, and Trooper Joe Hernandez each received a Director’s Citation for their actions on Nov. 18, 2020. The pair arrived at the scene of an active shooting and spotted an injured woman on the ground about 25 feet from the house. When Walker County Sheriff’s deputies arrived, Wroten and Hernandez approached the woman, who had been shot and was unable to move. Hernandez got a tarp from a child’s tent on the property and asked deputies to provide cover so he and Wroten could drag her to safety. Out of the shooter’s line of sight, she was given immediate medical attention from EMS personnel on the scene.
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.
