Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 14, 2000
• Invested on: February 02, 2001

In the early hours of February 8, 1998, Gerald Marshinew apprehended an armed and dangerous man at 100 Mile House, British Columbia. After being evicted from a popular nightclub, the intoxicated man engaged in a violent argument with another man, then fired his gun erratically as he staggered down the street. Cst. Marshinew witnessed the scene from his unmarked patrol car. Wanting to avert a tragedy, he drove alongside the agitated man and coaxed him into accepting a ride. Undaunted by the verbal abuse and the gun pointing directly at him, he attempted to calm the man. Meanwhile, he lowered his left arm outside the car door and signalled to two other plain-clothes officers. As the gunman was temporarily distracted by the approaching officers, Cst. Marshinew grabbed hold of the weapon, allowing his colleagues to make an arrest.