Courtesy Repost from @chesterfieldcountypolice ChiefJeffreyKatz Last week, one of our officers, Michael Dean, found himself in a parking lot with his back to a shooting that resulted in a man losing his life. Upon hearing the gunshot, Ofc. Dean opened his car door, exited, and immediately found himself face-to-face with the killer, who was still armed with a handgun. Officer Dean didn’t shoot the man - even though such an action would be justified. Instead, he courageously challenged the killer and took him into custody without incident. It was a moment of heroism amidst a tragedy that wasn’t widely covered by the mainstream media. Nevertheless, we shared this information with our community on this and other social media platforms and informed the community of this performance. You deserve to know when our people get it right…and more often than not, we do, despite it getting little attention. This afternoon, I came into my office and noticed these beautiful flowers sent by our beloved colleague and partner - Dr. Zoe Spencer from Virginia State University. They were sent to Ofc. Dean’s attention. Over the years, our department has worked closely with Dr. Spencer, Dr. McCall, and a number of other partners from VSU on an array of community issues and challenges. We cherish these relationships and we can’t thank Dr. Spencer enough for recognizing our staff in the face of heroism. Dr. Spencer, we see you and we appreciate you so very much!! Chesterfield County Police Chesterfield County Virginia Government Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation Original Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/100063654732951/posts/339416464856842/ #webackthebadge https://www.instagram.com/p/CZQXK-cOCKj/?utm_medium=tumblr