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A Florida correctional officer who risked her life to save a coworker�s is being honored at the state capitol.

In 2009 Osceola County Corrections Officer Reeshemah Taylor rushed into a jail cell where an inmate had stolen a gun from a guard and was holding him hostage. Taylor fought the gun out of his hand and saved her coworkers lives. She says she was just doing her job.

�I knew his background, I knew what he was capable of, and I knew that if I was in that situation what I would do and I figured that he was going to try and kill every single one of us that day and I wasn�t ready to die that day so I did what I had to do,� said Taylor.

In total 11 Florida officers were nominated for the award. All received plaques for their bravery. The awards ceremony was underway as news of the shooting