Fulshear City Council presented Officer Devin Bennett with a certificate of valor on Jan. 7, recognizing his actions on Oct. 6, 2024, when he entered a residence during a domestic disturbance, located a female victim, and — together with arriving officers — secured the scene and took the suspect into custody without further injury.

City staff played body-worn camera footage for the council and audience showing Bennett knocking, forcing entry, searching the residence and positioning himself between a reachable firearm and the suspect. The city’s presentation said the suspect had fired three shots at his mother at close range and had missed. “Officer Bennett’s quick thinking and decisive action ensured the suspect was taken into custody without further incident,” a staff member read during the award presentation.

The council and mayor publicly thanked the Fulshear Police Department. Mayor McCoy said, “On behalf of the citizens of Fulshear, thank you very much, Officer Bennett,” during the meeting’s recognition segment. Council members also acknowledged other officers involved by name during the ceremony; the presentation noted Officer Thomas and Officer Dante Traumas as assisting in the arrest.

Council members framed the recognition as an example of the department’s readiness and willingness to respond to danger beyond city limits; staff explained that the incident occurred outside city limits in adjacent Fort Bend County but that Fulshear officers assisted on the call.

The certificate and video were ceremonial; no formal council action was required or recorded for the presentation. The council applauded and moved on to the regular agenda.