Los Angeles County Sheriff, Deputy

Other

10/31/2006

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

On October 31, 2006, Deputy Morning responded to a fallen assault victim and was fired on by a nearby gunman without warning. After Deputy Morning retreated from the deadly gunfire to safety, he then moved back into the line of fire to protect the safety of nearby onlookers and his fellow deputies, where he engaged and fatally wounded the gunman.