Police Officer Shot in Head in Line of Duty Promoted Honorary Detective 5 Years Later

Police Officer Shot in Head in Line of Duty Promoted Honorary Detective 5 Years Later
Courtesy of Park Forest Police Department
Updated:

An Illinois police officer who sustained three gunshot wounds to the neck and jaw has since managed to fulfil a dream. Five years after the tragic incident, having suffered a traumatic brain injury, he has been honorarily promoted to the rank of detective.

Park Forest police officer Timothy Jones, 29, was new on the force when he was critically wounded during a shootout in March 2016. He was escorting an armed suspect into custody when shots were fired.