My name is Officer Mark Barnett, and I work alongside Officer Molina with the Memphis Police Department.

On February 26, 2026, while on duty, Officer Molina was shot during what should have been a routine traffic stop. In our line of work, routine can turn life-threatening in seconds. That night, it did.

Officer Molina is alive and fighting, but he is currently in the ICU and has a long road of recovery ahead of him. There will be surgeries, extensive rehabilitation, and months of healing. The physical and emotional toll of being shot in the line of duty is something no officer or family is ever fully prepared for.

If you know Molina, you know he is one of the hardest working officers at the Memphis Police Department. He doesn’t avoid the hard calls. He doesn’t hesitate when it’s time to act. He genuinely cares about getting dangerous offenders off the streets and protecting this city at all costs. He shows up every shift ready to work and ready to back his partners.

Now it’s our turn to show up for him.

While line-of-duty medical treatment is being handled, the road ahead will bring long-term rehabilitation, recovery needs, time away from work, and financial strain on his family. This fund is to help support Officer Molina and his loved ones during that extended recovery process and assist with future unexpected costs that come with a traumatic injury.

The last thing he or his family should have to worry about right now is added stress while he focuses on healing.

If you are able to donate, please do. If you can’t, please share this and keep him and his family in your prayers.

He has stood the line for Memphis. Now we stand for him.