81R32448 JGH-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 2289
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The courage and decisiveness of Officer Christopher
M. Sellers of the Houston Police Department have been recognized
with the 2008 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for
Valor; and
WHEREAS, A law enforcement professional with 13 years of
experience, Officer Sellers was visiting an apartment complex with
his partner on the morning of September 17, 2008, when he heard a
child screaming for help; and
WHEREAS, Following the screams, Officer Sellers came into an
alley and found a man with a sawed-off shotgun grabbing a young boy;
when the officer tried to reach the boy, the assailant held on and
pointed his weapon at the boy's head; and
WHEREAS, Officer Sellers fired on and wounded the suspect,
who released the boy and fell to his knees; as his partner helped
the boy, Officer Sellers ordered the suspect to drop his gun, and
when the man refused, the officer was forced to fire again; and
WHEREAS, The suspect was a drug user with a history of
threatening the children in the neighborhood; in this difficult and
dangerous situation, Officer Sellers put the safety of the young
boy above all else, and his swift and decisive action saved the life
of the child and made the neighborhood safer; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Officer Christopher Sellers on his
receipt of the 2008 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement
Award for Valor and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Officer Sellers as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.