Life Saving Incident
June 18, 2026
California
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
On June 18, 2026 a Duarte man was shot during a world Cup watch party.The incident unfolded during the South Korean-Mexico world Cup watch party in Koreatown. Luis Romero stated that he saw a man open fire with a handgun into the crowd and Romero moved in to stop the man from further shooting. Romero tackled the gunman and at that time the gunman shot Romero in the leg. The bullet severed an artery in Romero's leg. Video footage shows Officer Zheng rushing to help Romero. She contacted Romero and immediately applied a tourniquet to the wound. Zheng later said " There was a lot of blood. Right away I knew this man needed help right now. Every moment counted. It happened really fast. The training kicked in"
Zheng's actions saved the life of the victim through her quick actions. She was awarded the Life Saving Medal.
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.
