Medal of Honor Awarded to Officers who Responded to San Bernardino Terror Attack

Six officers who responded to the San Bernardino massacre in December were among those awarded the California Medal of Valor on Monday.

Gov. Jerry Brown and Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris presented the medals, the highest honor California awards to public safety officials in a ceremony at the Capitol.

Redlands police Officer Joseph Aguilar; San Bernardino police Officers Brian Olvera and Nicholas Koahou; and Deputy Bruce Southworth and Cpls. Rafael Ixco and Chad Johnson of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department were all honored for their roles in a firefight with the San Bernardino shooters, the Los Angeles Times reports.

After the terrorist attack in December at a San Bernardino government building that left 14 dead and 22 wounded, the two shooters fled the scene in an SUV. Officers cornered the car on a residential street, where a shootout ensued that left both assailants dead and two officers wounded.