Action News Jax told you in March 2023 when Daricaud and other officers were conducting a door knock to follow up on a traffic incident, involving 32-year-old Tyliko Maduro.
Maduro did not answer the door at first. Officers then made contact with his mother, who came to the scene and unlocked the door. As soon as the door was opened, Maduro opened fire, shooting Daricaud in the neck.
He received the Purple Heart medal for his bravery, on Thursday, with his son and wife sitting front row.
“We like to award them with something to show how significant it is to us as an agency, us as a city, and how important it is that they’re still with us,” Waters said.
The last JSO Purple Heart recipient was awarded in June 2023 to Officer Jennifer Johnson. She was given the medal after she was brutally attacked in February 2023 in a Walmart parking lot.
Officer Daricuad still has a long road to recovery, but that hasn’t stopped him from doing his job. He’s now working in JSO’s real-time crime center, helping to take down criminals in a different way.
“It’s good to have him back,” Waters said.
Daricaud did not want to do any interviews at this time.
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