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Victoria Young The Concord City Council Chambers were somber Thursday evening as Concord Police  Chief Gary Gacek presented the Medal of Valor and Purple Heart awards.  In honor of National Police Week, Gacek presented the Medal of Valor award and Purple Heart award to Haylee Shuping, on behalf of her husband, Officer Jason Shuping. Shuping died after being shot while responding to a report of a crash December 16, 2020. Officer Kaleb Robinson, Shupings partner was also shot an...

Family of fallen Concord Police officer Jason Shuping: “Stop the killing!” Concord Police awards medal of valor to fallen officers widow By David Whisenant | May 13, 2021 at 7:17 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 11:36 PM CONCORD, N.C. (WBTV) - On a night when fallen Concord Police officer and Rowan County native Jason Shuping posthumously received the highest honor his department could bestow, his mother expressed appreciation and pleaded for a stop to the killing of police officers. �...

Jason Shuping to be honored with posthumous Medal of Valor Fallen Concord Officer Jason Shuping to receive Medal of Valor By David Whisenant | May 9, 2021 at 10:50 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:17 PM CONCORD N.C. (WBTV) - During National Police Week, the nation pays tribute to all law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities, among them Concord Police Officer and Rowan County native Jason Shuping. During this solemn week of reflection and remembra...