Sergeant Joshua Malloy, Trooper Wesley Kelly, Trooper Deryck Lewis, Trooper Eric Schaub, Trooper Christopher Nottingham, Trooper Jeremy Fields, Trooper Nathaniel Cabe

On October 25, 2023, CIU units were engaged in a 13-minute high-speed pursuit with a suspect who had previously struck an FHP trooper and rammed another FHP unit. The suspect traveled head-on during the pursuit, striking Trooper Eric J. Schaub’s FHP vehicle and stopping all vehicles. Trooper Wesley R. Kelly and Trooper Deryck P. Lewis boxed in the suspect vehicle to prevent escape. Schaub exited his FHP unit, but due to the ramming of his vehicle, he could not relocate to a safer position. Sergeant Joshua J. Malloy and Lewis approached the passenger side of the suspect’s vehicle as Troopers Kelly, Nathaniel L. Cabe, Jeremy J. Fields, and Christopher R. Nottingham approached the driver’s side to gain access to the locked suspect vehicle. During this time, the suspect placed a glass pipe in her mouth and lit it, then put her car in drive. The suspect rocked her vehicle back and forth, ramming patrol vehicles in an attempt to free her vehicle. Schaub, in fear for his life because of his proximity to the vehicles, discharged two rounds 33 through the windshield into the driver’s compartment to stop the threat. The suspect accelerated again, causing Schaub to discharge two more rounds through the windshield. Lewis broke the front passenger window, unlocked the vehicle, and took custody of the passenger. Malloy entered the vehicle through the passenger side to unlock the driver’s door. Kelly removed the suspect from the vehicle while Malloy, Lewis, and Schaub obtained their first aid bags from their FHP units. Kelly applied pressure to a gunshot wound to the suspect’s neck while Malloy applied pressure to a gunshot wound to the upper chest area, and Lewis applied QuikClot® to stop the bleeding. Nottingham coordinated EMS, as Fields and Cabe assisted by providing lifesaving efforts for the suspect. Malloy, Kelly, and Lewis were all exposed to the suspect’s blood on their extremities while attempting to render aid. Due to their actions, the suspect is alive today.