Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 28, 2011
• Invested on: February 24, 2012

Constable George J. MacNeil, M.B.
Constable Kris Miclash, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On May 4, 2007, constables George MacNeil and Kris Miclash, of the Treaty Three Police, risked their lives to apprehend an armed man, in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Ontario. The officers had confronted a man who had been firing a .223-calibre pump-action rifle. Constables MacNeil and Miclash took cover behind their vehicle, while yelling at the attacker to drop his weapon. Without any concern for the bystanders, the inebriated suspect kept approaching the officers and shot twice at them. During the intense confrontation, the officers, fearing for their lives and for the safety of onlookers, shot at the man, causing him to fall and drop his rifle. The constables then secured the weapon and restrained the injured gunman until an ambulance arrived.