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Boulder Deputy Honored For Saving People During Hostage Situation

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - A Boulder County deputy has received a special honor.

Deputy Jeff Brunkow
Deputy Jeff Brunkow (credit: bouldercounty.org)

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Deputy Jeff Brunkow as Officer of the Month.

Last April Brunkow helped save two people at a park near Eldorado Springs. He shot and killed a man holding his in-laws hostage at gunpoint inside a car.

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