Snyder Police Department
Cpl. Darrell Campbell (left) and Officer
Lee Ortiz(right) were awarded
the medal of valor Friday at the
2012 Texas Law Enforcement
Achievement Awards in Austin.
The ceremony was conducted by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, a regulatory agency that oversees training for state agencies.
The officers were honored for the actions on July 12, 2011, when Campbell was shot answering a call of shots fired. Ortiz returned fire, killing the shooter.
Campbell has been with the Snyder Police Department since Sept. 1, 2009. Prior to that, he was an officer with the Sweetwater Police Department for about six years.
Ortiz has been with the Snyder Police Department since Oct. 23, 2003.
Both men received the medal of valor from the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas last year.
The ceremony was conducted by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, a regulatory agency that oversees training for state agencies.
The officers were honored for the actions on July 12, 2011, when Campbell was shot answering a call of shots fired. Ortiz returned fire, killing the shooter.
Campbell has been with the Snyder Police Department since Sept. 1, 2009. Prior to that, he was an officer with the Sweetwater Police Department for about six years.
Ortiz has been with the Snyder Police Department since Oct. 23, 2003.
Both men received the medal of valor from the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas last year.
