Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker shared with the city council a letter of commendation for those involved.
“On Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, officers were dispatched to an overdose at an apartment complex,” Shoemaker said. “Dispatch advised that a subject was unresponsive and not breathing. Officer Denton Vaughan arrived first and observed a mother, in the parking area, attempting to give CPR to her adult daughter. The daughter’s face and neck had turned blue, and her fingers and toes were bluish-purple.
“The mother estimated that her daughter may have been down for about 30 minutes, in the near-freezing temperature,” Shoemaker said. “Officer Vaughan felt for a pulse, but could not locate one, and immediately took over CPR.