HAM LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A lifesaving day of action by police officers and paramedics earned special honors Friday.

Whole lot of roses

One in a million:

The "Guns and Hoses" golf fundraiser focused on first responders, but especially Champlin’s team that went to Sen. John Hoffman’s house on June 14.

"It's miraculous," said Champlin Police Investigator Andy Jaye. "We have three survivors and that's due to the responding officers on this call."

Jaye is used to getting a phone call in the middle of the night to launch an investigation, but two months ago, his phone wouldn’t stop ringing.

"We knew this was not a normal call," he said. "This was something that required a huge response. It turned into a multi-agency response. So it was all hands on deck."

Jaye joined five night shift

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