"You have that moment when you realize that, you know, this situation is way more serious than you might have imagined at the time. In that moment, I didn't think of anything. It was to me trying to save as many lives as possible."
"We've done counterterrorism training, active shooter training. Everything I've learned in my whole career culminated to that one moment. I am impressed that I cleared that barrier. It was pure adrenaline."
"A planned attack motivated by extremist ideology and inspired by a violent foreign terrorist organization. The two officers sprang into action, rushing toward the suspect as chaos erupted."
On March 7, homemade bombs were detonated during clashing protests outside Gracie Mansion in New York City. NYPD Chief Aaron Edwards and Sergeant Luis Navarro responded immediately, rushing toward the suspects to prevent further harm. Two Pennsylvania men, ages 18 and 19, were arrested and face terrorism charges for the planned attack motivated by extremist ideology and inspired by ISIS. Both officers credited their training and instinct to protect lives. Edwards' heroic jump over a barricade was captured in photos that gained significant online attention, with the image receiving nearly 20 million views and becoming widely shared on social media.
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