Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald, who tragically became the first Temple University police officer killed in the line of duty, is being laid to rest nearly one week after he was fatally shot while trying to apprehend a suspect.
Fitzgerald radioed dispatchers that he was in a foot chase with the three individuals. Police say two of the teens being chased - one of whom is the brother of the alleged shooter - hid and was later stopped by another police officer. , who fired the deadly shots that killed Fitzgerald and shot the officer three more times as he laid on the ground.
The husband and father of five is being remembered by his family as a man who was active in the community and church.
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