Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 18, 2002
• Invested on: December 09, 2002

Edmonton Police Inspector Daniel B. Jones, M.B.
Cape Breton Regional Police Constable Stephen J. Nagy, M.B.
RCMP Corporal Konrad Lionel Shourie, M.B.,
Medal of Bravery

On April 29, 2000, while on a United Nations mission in Kosovo, Insp. Jones, then S/Sgt., Cst. Nagy and Cpl. Shourie rescued a fellow officer and several other civilian policemen trapped inside a building surrounded by rioters, during an incident of civil unrest in Mitrovica. After being dragged from his vehicle and assaulted by the mob, the seriously injured officer had taken refuge and radioed his position to the police station. Cpl. Shourie and Cst. Nagy, along with other members of the international contingent, joined Insp. Jones in forming a team to rescue their comrade and eleven other officers, also in the dwelling. Armed with shields, the line of defence advanced into the mob, in spite of gunfire and the explosion of grenades close by. Reaching the building, the policemen barricaded themselves in the stairwell, barely avoiding a barrage of debris, bottles and rocks thrown at them by the rioters. The officers had just located their colleagues when French military armoured vehicles arrived to provide medical care to the wounded victim and assistance for the group's safe return to the police station.