The NYPD Pulaski Association, which represents New York police officers of Polish descent, has paid tribute to officers Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański, who stopped the perpetrator of the Nov. 7 attack in Kraków in an act of heroism. The officers themselves were seriously wounded in the confrontation with the attacker.
“We wish to express our deepest respect and appreciation for the extraordinary heroism shown by Senior Officer Jakub Kulik and Senior Officer Artur Morański,” New York Police Department Sgt. Rafal Jankowski wrote in a letter provided to PAP, the Polish Press Agency, on behalf of the NYPD Pulaski Association, where he serves as president.
The New York officers of the NYPD Pulaski Association addressed their letter to Chief Inspector Artur Bednarek, the provincial police commander in Kraków.
Senior Officer Artur Morański, 27, from Powroźnik in the Muszyna municipality, and his patrol partner, Senior Officer Jakub Kulik, 24, intervened on Saturday against an armed assailant who was shooting at random people on Kraków’s Main Square (Rynek Główny). Both were shot by the attacker and taken to hospitals. They are now recovering, and doctors have said their condition is stable.
In the letter, Sgt. Jankowski pointed to the Kraków officers’ “courage, professionalism and lightning-fast reaction.” He noted that their actions “undoubtedly helped save human lives.” “Their conduct is an example of the highest values that guide police officers, and a reminder of the courage and sacrifice that come with serving in uniform,” the NYPD officer wrote.
“Although more than 6,000 kilometers separate us, distance does not change our bond or our sense of solidarity. Our thoughts and prayers are with both officers, their families, the civilians who lost their lives, and all those injured and affected by this terrible tragedy,” Jankowski said on behalf of the NYPD Pulaski Association.
The NYPD Pulaski Association wishes Morański and Kulik a speedy recovery. “As representatives of the law enforcement community, we stand with you, showing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Polish Police,” the letter said.
On Saturday, Nov. 7, a 24-year-old man drove a car onto Kraków’s Main Square and opened fire with an automatic weapon. Six people were killed and 16 were wounded, including two police officers and the attacker, who died in a hospital on Monday. Police found the bodies of his parents and sister in the family apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. (PAP)
Source: Nowy Dziennik
