Alva Review-Courier -

Lynn L. Martin

Police Officer Katie Lawson was ambushed in an Oklahoma City parking lot on Aug. 29, 2010, by a man firing 29 shots with an AR-15, hitting her with six of the bullets. She recovered, returned to work, and in 2011 was named the "Nation's Top Cop and Citizen's Choice Award" for her bravery. She told her story Monday at Northwest Technology Center in Alva in a seminar hosted by the Woods County Sheriff's Office, ENJ Financial, Washburn Motors and Holiday Inn Express.