Law enforcement medal created, awarded to officer who shot FSU assailant

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 434

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Cody Poppell, a Florida State University police officer, was honored Wednesday with a new law enforcement award for rapidly bringing a gunman’s campus attack to an end just three minutes after the April 2025 school shooting began.

“Amid the chaos, Officer Poppell acted swiftly, rode his motorcycle over several curbs, sidewalks, into the heart of our campus and confronted the threat head on without really ever dismounting off of his motorcycle,” Poppell’s police chief, Jason …

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