The Nation - News from Sept. 29, 1988

A Chicago police officer who fatally shot a gunman despite his own wounds was honored as a hero for his courage in facing down the disturbed man, who had killed four people including the officer’s partner. Officer Gregory Jaglowski, speaking from a wheelchair during a brief awards ceremony at Mt. Sinai Hospital, said he only did what any good police officer would have done and tearfully praised his slain partner, Irma Ruiz. Ruiz, a mother of four, was shot to death during the rampage Friday by 40-year-old Clem Henderson. Henderson killed two workers at an auto-parts store, then walked to the nearby Montefiore School, where he fatally shot the custodian and Ruiz before being felled by Jaglowski.