I went for a run this morning and decided to stretch it out for a bit. As I was turning onto my street, my wife pulled up and said my cell phone had been blowing up. She also told me that four police officers had been ambushed and murdered in the City of Lakewood.
I checked my phone and received the terrible news that I knew some of the officers. One of them is a good friend, he started his SWAT career on my team. He was a quick study and was made to be a SWAT man. He ended up being my assistant team leader before moving on to another police department. He quickly got on that team and was one of the team leaders at the time of his murder. The police community in this state is diminished far more than most people know. When the news identifies the officers and their accomplishments in life, everyone will know that the asshole responsible for this took more from us than he probably even realized.
Be careful, watch each others backs, and be safe. I hope that justice is swift in this case.
