Prince William County Police Department VALOROUS MERIT AWARD BRONZE AWARD

OnJanuary 23, 2022, officers responded to a Manassas business for a shooting. Officer Scott McBride, Officer Michael Miller, Master Police Officer Robert Gudaitis, and Master Police Officer George Kimball found pools of blood and shell casings outside and inside the business. Patrons were fleeing in fear and the location of the armed and dangerous suspect was unknown, but potentially inside the business. These officers evacuated victims and entered the business where gunfire occurred moments prior. These officers escorted patrons to safety and attempted to locate gunshot wound victims and the suspect.

Shortly after, two gunshot wound victims were found in separate locations in Manassas. Officer Jason Byrne and Officer Abigail Pollard found one victim inside a vehicle. Officer Byrne and Pollard used their trauma kits to stop the bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds until Rescue arrived.

Officer Stephen Kuhn and Officer Brittany Turner located the second victim with a gunshot wound to his head. Officers Kuhn and Turner used their trauma kits to stop the bleeding until rescue arrived. Both victims were flown to Fairfax hospital, one with potential life-threatening injuries. Both victims survived their injuries. The business and the victim locations were secured, and the remaining patrons were saved.