HJR311 Summary

• Commends Officer Zack Tutten of the Lincoln Police Department as a nominee for the 2017 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement, the state's highest law enforcement award for extraordinary courage.

• On May 28, 2016, Officer Tutten responded to a domestic assault call at a Discount Food Mart in Lincoln, Alabama, where a suspect returned to the store armed with a pistol grip shotgun and threatened people inside.

• Officer Tutten positioned himself between the armed suspect and potential victims, commanded the suspect to drop his weapon, and fired when the suspect pointed the shotgun directly at him, fatally wounding the suspect.

• Officer Tutten's actions prevented the suspect from killing or harming at least six people including store employees, the original assault victim, two firefighter/medics, a civilian shopper, and customers in the parking and gas pump areas.

• The House adopted the resolution on April 20, 2017, and the Senate adopted it on April 27, 2017, directing that Officer Tutten receive a copy as evidence of the legislature's admiration and esteem.