CLEVELAND — The school resource officer (SRO) who detained an off-duty Cleveland police officer who allegedly fired a gunshot in the parking lot of Riverview Elementary School in Painesville will receive an award from a national school violence advocacy foundation.
The One in Five Foundation for Kids, formerly known as the Uvalde Foundation For Kids, announced on social media Friday that the SRO, who is also a deputy with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, will receive a national award for heroism from the foundation.
"While there are many occasions where the foundation is faced with having to challenge failures and/or shortcomings in school safety measures and responses," the foundation said, "we are always seeking opportunities to recognize the heroic efforts of individuals & institutions across the nation, who go above and beyond 'duty,' to protect our students."
The gunshot was allegedly fired by Alexander Sinclair, an off-duty member of the Cleveland Division of Police. According to Robert Izzo, the chief deputy for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Sinclair’s vehicle collided with a car driven by a victim who shares a child with Sinclair before he allegedly exited his vehicle and approached the passenger side of the victim's car. Reports indicate that he then fired a shot through the vehicle’s windshield.
According to Izzo, the school’s resource officer quickly intervened and took Sinclair into custody. The school was placed on lockdown but was later able to resume normal operations.
The Cleveland Division of Police has suspended Sinclair, who has been charged with felonious assault, two counts of kidnapping and discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premise. Sinclair will have a preliminary court hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, at 8 a.m.
3News Digital Producer Anna Meyer contributed.
