Country music superstar and Oklahoma native Blake Shelton will honor a Tulsa police officer who was injured in the line of duty, ahead of his concert at the BOK Center on Sept. 24. According to organizers, as Shelton prepares to take the stage at BOK Center, he will celebrate local Tulsa hero, Officer Aurash Zarkeshan. Zarkeshan and Sgt. Craig Johnson were shot by a suspect during a traffic stop in 2020. Johnson died from his injuries. Zarkeshan has recovered from his injuries and is back working with the Tulsa Police Department. >> More on this: Tulsa police officer shot in line of duty returns home after months of treatment“I can’t think of a better person to be recognized than Tulsa’s own, Officer Zarkeshan. Through the many hardships he faced on his road to recovery, he never gave up and worked tirelessly to return to serve the citizens of Tulsa as a police officer,” Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said in a news release. “Following that fateful night, I’ve never seen a community provide so much support and care to our Tulsa police officers. I want to thank Blake Shelton for recognizing the strength and honor of Officer Zarkeshan and the many officers that serve Tulsa every day.”Related Video Above: Friend of Tulsa officer fighting for his life says it was his dream to serve communityAccording to event organizers, Zarkeshan will receive a prize pack that includes front row tickets for Shelton’s concert at BOK Center. Bank of Oklahoma has also donated $5,000 to the charity of his choice, the TPD Foundation.