Hesse's Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) posthumously honored Vili-Viorel Paun, who was murdered in Hanau, with the Hessian medal for moral courage. The 22-year-old man returned from his job as a courier driver on February 19, 2020 when he met the assassin at the first crime scene. He followed him with his car to the second crime scene and was finally shot by the perpetrator in a parking lot. "Vili-Viorel Paun worked completely selflessly to stop the Hanau attacker in order to protect his fellow human beings," said Bouffier.
The father of the victim described the life of his son in his speech. In addition to the parents and relatives of the victims of the racist attack, the group chairmen of the Hessian state parliament, the mayor of Hanau, Claus Kaminsky (SPD), and Rinaldo Strauss from the regional association of Sinti and Roma attended the event.