HJR265 Summary

• Recognizes Officer Adam Owens of the Birmingham Police Department as a nominee for the 2013 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement.

• On December 15, 2012, Officer Owens responded to an active shooter incident at St. Vincent's Hospital where an armed suspect had taken a security guard hostage and terrorized staff and patients.

• Officer Owens and four other officers from the South Precinct engaged the suspect on the 5th Floor, with Officer Owens being wounded during the firefight along with two hospital employees.

• The officers successfully stopped the suspect without additional officer or civilian casualties, preventing a potential tragedy.

• The Legislature directs that Officer Owens receive a copy of this resolution as evidence of the state's admiration and esteem for his extraordinary courage and sacrifice.