Proclamation No. 2023-29 Kyle Dockery and John French Day
City of Huntsville
Proclamation No. 2023-29
WHEREAS Huntsville Police Department Sergeant Kyle Dockery and Corporal John French, having been colleagues and friends for more than twenty years, share a profound bond, forged through
the shared experience of risking their lives for one another; and
WHEREAS on October 12th, 2023, Sergeant Dockery, Corporal French, and several other Huntsville Police Department Officers responded to a person with a weapon at a local apartment complex
in Huntsville, Texas; and
WHEREAS they swiftly approached the area and discovered that the suspect had entered an apartment; and
WHEREAS they engaged the individual at the door to check on his well-being and investigate his reported actions; and
WHEREAS during this encounter, the armed subject fired upon the officers, resulting in both Sergeant Dockery and Corporal French being struck, Sergeant Dockery critically; and
WHEREAS the armed individual was incapacitated and Corporal French promptly initiated life-saving efforts on his brother officer; and
WHEREAS due to the combined efforts of the Huntsville Police Officers, Walker County Sheriff’s Deputies, Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers, Sam Houston State University
Police Officers, Walker County Constables, Walker County Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Huntsville Fire Department Personnel, Sergeant Dockery was swiftly transported from
the scene for successful medical treatment; and
WHEREAS their courage and valor safeguarded the lives of their fellow officers and the citizens of Huntsville; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andy Brauninger, Mayor of Huntsville Texas,
do hereby proclaim,
October 12, 2023, as
KYLE DOCKERY AND JOHN FRENCH DAY