HJR267 Summary

• Commends Officer Stephen Hanns of the Birmingham Police Department as a nominee for the 2013 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement, Alabama's highest law enforcement award.

• Recognizes Officer Hanns' actions on December 15, 2012, when he and four other officers responded to an active shooter situation at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham after an armed suspect took a security guard hostage.

• Notes that Officer Hanns and his fellow officers engaged the suspect on the 5th Floor despite knowing the high risk of injury, resulting in two hospital employees and one officer being wounded but preventing further casualties.

• Honors all five officers for their courage and quick actions in standing between the public and danger, averting a tragedy that could have claimed many lives.

• Directs that Officer Hanns receive a copy of the resolution as evidence of the legislature's admiration and esteem.