Officer Peter Laboy Among Those to Receive Public Safety Valor Award

Officer Peter Laboy is among a group of public safety personnel with the Alexandria Police Department, Fire Department and Sheriff's Office to be honored Thursday for heroic acts of valor.

Laboy, who continues a recovery from injuries he suffered in a shooting in Old Town Alexandria, will receive an award at the 2014 Public Safety Valor Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. Laboy was shot in the head during a traffic stop in February 2013.

Read about the recipients of this year's Valor Awards:

• Officer Down 
• Fleeing Suspect Rescue 
• Pedestrian Rescue 
• Armed Domestic 
• Suicidal Inmate 
• Wall Collapse 
• Emotionally Disturbed Person 
• Knife Wielding Suspect 

The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on N. Fairfax Street.

(Editor's note: This story was updated Thursday after the City of Alexandria released information about this year's recipients.)