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Our mission is to work in partnership with the community to support a safe environment and to reduce crime and the fear of crime. We value S.E.R.V.I.C.E. – safety* ethics* respect* vigilance* integrity* compassion*excellence. Information Release For Immediate Release For more information contact: Bryan Jeter, Chief of Police [EMAIL REDACTED] (253) 841-5534 Office (253) 841-5431 Dispatch (253) 841-5530 Fax Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016 Officer Recognition The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Puyallup Police Officers, retired Detective Scott Bramhall and Detective Micah Wilson, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for September 2016. Both will be recognized at a ceremony on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 4:00pm in the City of Puyallup Council Chambers located on the 5th floor of City Hall, 333 South Meridian. Media interested in covering this event are asked to coordinate with Puyallup Police Department Public Information Officer, Captain Scott Engle. He can be reached at [PHONE REDACTED]. Key Facts On the early afternoon of August 11, 2015, Puyallup Police Officers responded to an active shooter incident in the southwest portion of the city. The suspect attempted to carjack a truck and shot the victim, Richard Johnson, when he confronted the suspect. Mr. Johnson did not survive. The suspect fled on foot firing randomly at citizens that he encountered. ---PAGE BREAK--- Our mission is to work in partnership with the community to support a safe environment and to reduce crime and the fear of crime. We value S.E.R.V.I.C.E. – safety* ethics* respect* vigilance* integrity* compassion*excellence. Puyallup Police Officers arrived on scene and the suspect fired on them. The suspect was successful in carjacking a vehicle and led police on a high speed chase. Officer Wilson (he was later assigned as a detective) intercepted the suspect vehicle and was immediately fired upon by the suspect. Officer Wilson did not retreat and continued to pursue the suspect without regard for his own personal safety. The suspect was involved in a collision at Fairview and 9th Ave. SW. The suspect’s vehicle was disabled and he attempted to carjack another vehicle firing directly into the vehicle, narrowly missing the driver. Puyallup officers pursued him on foot. Detective Scott Bramhall fired two rounds from his duty pistol from a distance of approximately 80 yards knocking the suspect to the ground. Officer Wilson noticed that the suspect was attempting to retrieve his handgun and drove his police SUV onto the suspect’s legs to keep him from reaching the weapon. This allowed other officers to take the suspect into custody without further loss of life. Located in the nation’s capital, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers. The Memorial Fund’s Officer of the Month Award Program began in 1996 and recognizes federal, state, and local officers who distinguish themselves through exemplary law enforcement service and devotion to duty. Retired Detective Bramhall and Detective Wilson, along with the other Officer of the Month Award recipients for 2016, will be honored during National Police Week at a special awards ceremony in Washington, DC, in May 2017. For more information about the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Officer of the Month Award, visit www.LawMemorial.org/OTM. About the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a ---PAGE BREAK--- Our mission is to work in partnership with the community to support a safe environment and to reduce crime and the fear of crime. We value S.E.R.V.I.C.E. – safety* ethics* respect* vigilance* integrity* compassion*excellence. private non-profit organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. The Memorial Fund built and now operates and maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, which contains the names of 20,789 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. The Memorial Fund is now building the National Law Enforcement Museum, which will tell the story of American law enforcement through high-tech, interactive exhibitions, historical artifacts and extensive educational programming. For more information, visit www.LawMemorial.org.