Deputy Kiley Krull had no idea her voluntary training would allow her to become the first female deputy in the history of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office to earn the agency’s expert marksmanship badge.
The badge is awarded to those who complete an advanced firearms course which was created by training director Capt. Neil Whatley.
For Krull, a resource officer at North Central High School, the decision to push herself came from the responsibility she feels walking school hallways every day. With school shootings becoming more common nationwide, Krull said she never wants to question whether she could protect her students…