Two police officers were honored with the Valor Award for saving an 8-year-old boy in the summer of 2022.
According to Fox 2 News Detroit, Corp. Det. Daniel Rose and officer David Chapman saved the life of a boy who was being electrocuted by a downed wire when they arrived on the scene in Warren, Michigan.
They were honored Sept. 27 for their heroism.
Body cam footage displayed Rose rushing to the boy who was lying in the middle of the street being shocked by the dangerous voltage.
The child’s 10-year-old brother was heard crying and screaming in fear for the boy.
Rose said, “I gotta get him.” He got down on all fours and pulled the boy out of danger, risking electrocution himself.
Chapman helped to revive the child. Together they transported the boy to the hospital for further treatment, Fox 2 News Detroit reported.
Rose cradled the boy during the ride and consoled him. He also reported that the boy had “severe burns to his hands.”
They were able to get the child to the hospital within four minutes and saved his life.
Afterward, Rose stated, “Luckily, we were there already for a prior incident.”
“And when you heard them call ‘Priority’ and I turned the corner and I saw the boy laying there, I don’t know what goes through your mind. Having kids, and you just get scared, and you have to react,” he added, according to Fox 2 News Detroit.
Chapman also noted, “We don’t know what we’re going into, we just know that we have to do something.”
He went on, “If we don’t, nothing gets done.”
Rose also discussed the role of being an officer of the law. He said, “It’s not only writing tickets, it’s not going to actual crimes, it’s serving the public – making sure people are safe.”
“That, in essence, wasn’t a police matter but the police were there – and thank goodness we were able to react and save a life, and that’s the stuff that happens every day that people don’t know about,” he concluded.