Town of Pembroke Park honors BSO deputy shot in the head 18 years ago

The town of Pembroke Park is honoring a Broward Sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the head while conducting a traffic stop there over 18 years ago — a shooting that the Sheriff’s Office said never should have happened.

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The Town Commission elected to name Aug. 6 “Deputy Maury Hernandez Day.” Hernandez was presented with the town’s proclamation at the commission meeting on Wednesday night, standing alongside Chief of Police Daniel L. DeCoursey.

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It was on that day in 2007 when 28-year-old Hernandez saw David Maldonado run a stop sign on a motorcycle in Pembroke Park. Hernandez pulled him over, but Maldonado falsely identified himself as a police officer, then pushed him and ran away. During a foot chase, he turned around and shot at Hernandez twice. One of the bullets struck Hernandez in the head.

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