Prince William County Police Department VALOROUS MERIT AWARD SILVER AWARD

OnApril 15th, 2022, tragedy struck at GarField High School during their spring carnival. Officers reported shots had been fired and a large unruly crowd was attempting to leave the carnival. The large civilian presence made it difficult to identify the status of the shooter, and delayed rescue’s response. Officers detailed to the scene initially reported that there were no injured persons located, however they were mistaken.

Prince William County Police Officer Kelly located a 14-year-old female victim who was shot in the abdomen.

Sergeant Seiff then arrived on-scene with Officers Clinton and Krowl and located Officer

Kelly. Using Department-issued trauma kits, Officer Krowl, Officer Clinton and Sergeant Seiff rendered medical aid to the victim. Dale City Volunteer Firefighter/EMT Serena Tucker, who was off-duty attending the carnival, heard the gun shots and immediately ran towards the commotion to render help. Serena met with Prince William County Police Officers and was quickly taken to Officer Kelly and the victim, where she quickly applied pressure to the wound and kept the victim calm.

Prince William County Police secured the scene as Medic 512, Medic 510 and Rescue 510 arrived. Crews assessed the patient and