MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A police officer who was stabbed by a student at Oshkosh West High School in December, along with two others who helped in the aftermath, were recognized Thursday on the floor of the state Assembly.
Oshkosh Police Officer Mike Wissink, West High School teacher Ken Levine and student Duaa Ahmad were recognized as Assembly Hometown Heroes.
Investigators say Wissink shot student Grant Fuhrman after Fuhrman allegedly stabbed Wissink. Levine rushed to Wissink’s aid, using a makeshift tourniquet to slow Wissink’s bleeding. Ahmad opened the door to her mosque across the street from the school, to shelter fellow students.
“In the face of a potential tragedy, these individuals — these heroes — stepped up and did what was needed in that moment, not thinking of themselves, but thinking of the safety of those around them,” Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said in introducing the three.
“What brings me greater comfort is how all of us came together and looked at that building across the street as simply a shelter, and not by a certain label,” Ahmad said. “The fact that students rushed the mosque without any inhibition is what makes me so proud to be from Wisconsin.”
“(Wissink) definitely got the worst of the fight, but because of his sense of duty to the rest of the people in that school, he managed to keep fighting and take control of the situation. I merely showed up to help,” Levine said. “I don’t know why I chose to run in that direction, but I do know that if Mike wasn’t as tough and caring as he is, I would’ve been the next victim that day.
“Mike showed compassion to everyone in the school that day, including his attacker.”
Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, selected the group for the award.
To watch the full presentation, find the link here.
