BOISE – Idaho awarded its highest law enforcement honor, the Idaho Medal of Honor, posthumously Wednesday to Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore, who was shot to death by a suspect in May of 2015 while he patrolled a quiet neighborhood after midnight.

Lt. Gov. Brad Little placed the medal around the neck of Moore’s son Dylon, 14, who was accompanied by Moore’s father, Fred Moore, a retired police captain from Walla Walla.

“It’s kind of a tough time for us,” Fred Moore said after the ceremony, as relatives and well-wishers gathered to offer hugs and support. “It’s been a tough two years.”

Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White, who attended the ceremony in the Idaho Capitol rotunda, said, “The community still continues to mourn a hero.” He added, “There’s a lot more I’d like to say,” but White said with the suspect’s trial coming up in September, he can’t, due to a gag order/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

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