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Self: ‘It’s a part of me now’ Sheriff’s deputy, shot twice, honored in ceremony
Photo by Kevin Spradlin/NWO
Guilford County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew “Logan” Self (left) credits Deputy Cody Young (right) with saving his life as he reached the scene of a domestic shooting first and applied a tourniquet to Self’s left arm. Young was recognized with a Lifesaving Award during a ceremony Feb. 22 in McLeansville while Self was awarded the Medal of Valor and a Purple Heart.
by KEVIN SPRADLIN MCLEANSVILLE – It was a position he would rather not have been in. It is a position he is fighting to be prepared for again at the earliest possible moment. Deputy Matthew “Logan” Self, of Summerfield, reflected on being the first officer to respond to what was originally reported as a 911 hangup call on Feb. 27, 2017, originating from a home in Browns Summit. Self and five other officers were recognized for their efforts on that day during an awards and promotion ceremony on Feb. 22 at District 2 headquarters in McLeansville. More than 130 people, including friends and family of the officers involved in the 2017 incident, attended the annual awards and promotions ceremony.
Describing the events of Feb. 27, 2017, Sheriff BJ Barnes said as Self approached the front porch that day, he could hear voices coming from inside the home that indicated a domestic incident was in progress. Donald Meador Jr. answered the door. Meador’s wife, Barnes recalled, “appeared and walked quickly out the door. As she passed (Self), Mr. Meador brandished a handgun …
obviously attempting to shoot her in the back of the head.” But Self was on scene. Instinct, honed in training, took over. “Self lunged forward,” Barnes went on, “and pushed (Meador’s) gun down. A gun battle in which several shots were exchanged ensued.”
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Both Self and Meador were shot
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