Crime & Safety
State Assembly Honors Murphy, Lenda
The first two officers at the scene of the Sikh temple shooting were honored as "Hometown Heroes."
The state Assembly has honored Oak Creek police officers Brian Murphy and Sam Lenda, the first officers to arrive at the Sikh temple shooting scene Aug. 5.
The officers were recognized Tuesday as "Hometown Heroes," according to Patch's media partners at WISN. Murphy was shot 12 times by gunman Wade Michael Page, while Lenda fired the shot that brought Page to the ground. Page then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported the officers also praised the actions of first responders and citizens at the Boston Marathon bombing.
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"A lot of people run away. There's very few that run towards it. Those are the people who are cut from a special cloth," Lenda said, according to the newspaper.
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