KC police honor man who took bullet for woman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Police Department is honoring a man as a hero after he took a bullet in the back to save a woman’s life in June.

KMBC-TV reports Qwamayne Frazier received a certificate of appreciation on Thursday night from the police department.

Frazier was shot while trying to protect a woman from a shooting in Kansas City.

The woman was struck in the arm but wasn’t seriously injured. She is now his girlfriend.