Jeremy Scharlow is a public speaker, author, and advocate for military and law enforcement veterans. He served as a patrol officer for Mahomet Police Department for ten years, nine of those as a METRO SWAT member, until he medically retired after his on-duty shooting incident. Jeremy completed his Master of Art’s in Legal Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield and went on to found Relearningtolive.com. He is also the author of the book, “My Brother’s Keeper: Relearning to Live with PTSD,” and an advocate for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Suicide Awareness in the law enforcement community. He is currently an honoree with Operation Enduring Warrior where he also serves as the Program Manager for their Warrior Voice Program.

"On May 7, 2016, while on patrol I attempted to notify a man who had parked in his driveway that he had been driving without his lights on. "As I rolled down the window to speak to him, his brother ran at my squad car cursing. I opened my door and the man began attacking me... he punched me repeatedly in the head - I fought back using my taser in attempt to stop his assaults. Tasing him did not have ANY effect on this man... it was as if I had hit him with a squirt gun. "I was able to create some distance and yelled for him to stop. Then, he pulled out a pistol and shot me. Although struck in my dominate arm, I drew my weapon and returned fire striking the man in his neck and leg. He went down to the ground as I took a knee and reloaded. "I saw the blood and the hole in my arm and knew I needed to find cover. As I reloaded the man got up and ran into his home. After notifying dispatch that I had been shot the man then exited the house with an AK47 and unloaded on my squad car. He then got into a vehicle, struck my squad car, and escaped the scene."