San Francisco Police Department Officer

Other

4/10/2004

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

"On April 10, 2004, Officer Barry Parker of the San Francisco Police Department and his partner were assigned to a plainclothes detail in a gang ridden neighborhood in San Francisco. The officers were looking for violent street gang members. At approximately 9:30 p.m., the two officers encountered a suspicious person who they suspected was armed. After approaching this individual, who was later identified as a member of a street gang, the two officers were fired upon. During the incident, Officer Parker attempted to save his partner, who ultimately died from his wounds, by using his body as a human shield."