Life-Saving Framingham Police Officer Honored

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Quick action led to a well-deserved award for a Framingham police officer, one of many law enforcement members on the front lines of the battle against Massachusetts' opioid epidemic.

The Framingham Police Department recently awarded Officer Chris McDonald its "Life Saving Award."

According to the FPD, "Officer McDonald was dispatched to a call for an unresponsive male. Upon arrival, it was determined that the victim had overdosed. Officer McDonald administered doses of Nasal Narcan and followed up with CPR. The victim was revived and subsequently transported to the hospital."

It's a life-saving action that's become needed all too often in Massachusetts, where opioid overdose deaths so far in 2016 are on pace to overtake last year's record-high number. In Framingham alone, there were a dozen confirmed opioid overdose deaths in 2015, according to the most recently updated data.

Photos courtesy Framingham Police Department: Deputy Chief Steve Trask awards Officer McDonald; Lt. Jorge Ruiz (Midnight Shift Commander), Officer Chris McDonald and Deputy Chief Steve Trask