'I Got Him, Sarge': Watch San Antonio Police Officer's Dramatic Rescue of Wounded Colleague
What to know
- San Antonio Police Officer Matthew Medina was honored Friday for rescuing a wounded colleague during the 2025 shooting, highlighted in newly released body camera footage.
- The attack began when officers responded to a mental‑health call and came under fire from an armed suspect, wounding seven officers.
- Police said all seven injured officers have since recovered, and several were recognized during the department’s annual awards ceremony.
A San Antonio police officer was honored last week for pulling a wounded fellow officer out of a mass‑shooting scene during a 2025 attack.
The recognition for Officer Matthew Medina came during Friday's annual departmental awards ceremony, where Medina received the Meritorious Conduct Award for his decisive actions under fire, KENS‑TV reports. Five other officers involved in the incident were also honored.
Investigators said the Jan. 22, 2025, shooting erupted after police responded to a mental‑health call at an apartment complex. The suspect, later identified as Brandon Poulos, opened fire on officers almost immediately.
Seven officers were shot in the exchange, including the first responding officer, who was struck in the leg. Body camera footage released Friday shows a chaotic scene as rounds flew around officers, one of them shouting for help.
Medina’s camera recorded him pushing forward through the gunfire to reach the wounded officer. The footage shows him dragging the officer from the line of fire and moving him to a patrol car so he could be rushed to a hospital.
“I got him, Sarge, I got him,” Medina said after he reached the wounded officer.
Medina pulled the officer to the emergency bay, where medical staff began treating . Police said the injured officer later fully recovered.
According to the San Antonio Police Department, all seven officers wounded in the Stone Oak shooting have since recovered. The newly released footage and Friday’s ceremony were intended to highlight the actions of the officers who ran toward the gunfire.