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Two Warsaw Police Department officers were presented with a “Life Saver” award Monday for their actions following a drug-related shooting on North Detroit Street on May 13.
Cpl. Phillip Hawks, who ended his shift 33 minutes earlier, responded to the scene where a woman was suffering from a gunshot wound to her arm. Hawks was joined by officer Samuel Weaver, who assisted.
Weaver applied pressure to the wound while Hawks placed a tourniquet on the arm. The award came as a result of a recommendation from the city’s review board. The last time the award was made was about eight years ago when a officer assisted a neighbor who was attacked by a dog.
Pictured (L to R) are Police Chief Scott Whitaker, Weaver, Hawks and Mayor Joe Thallemer at Monday’s Board of Public Works and Safety.
