THANK YOU, NINA.
WE SHOULD NOTE WE'RE STILL
WAITING FOR THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE
OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH.
GOVERNOR DAYTON HAS ORDERED
ALL FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF
STAFF IN HONOR OF PEACE
OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY TODAY IN
HONOR OF PEACE OFFICERS OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.
AT THE STATE CAPITOL POLICE
OFFICER ARE STANDING IN A 24
HOUR SILENT VIGIL THAT STARTED
LAST NIGHT AT 7:00.
THEY'LL STAND IN 20 MINUTE
SHIFTS UNTIL 7:00 TONIGHT.
AFTER LOSING ONE OF THEIR
OWN LAST FALL DEPUTIES FROM
AIKEN COUNTY GOT TO HONOR
STEVEN SANDBERG IN THE NATION'S
CAPITAL.
11 DEPUTIES SPENT MONTHS
RAISING MORE THAN $10,000 TO BE
ABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE NATIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON D.C.
THIS WEEKEND.
OFFICER SANDBERG WAS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY BACK IN
OCTOBER GUARDING A HOSPITAL
PATIENT WHO WAS SUSPECTED OF A
CRIME WHEN THE PATIENT GRABBED
SANDBERG'S GUN AND SHOT HIM.
OFFICERS FROM AIKEN COUNTY GOT
TO STAND IN THE FRONT ROW OF
THAT VIGIL TO HONOR FALLEN
PEACE OFFICERS.
ONE DEPUTY TALKED TO US ON THE
PHONE FROM WASHINGTON AND TOLD
US HOW MUCH THIS WEEKEND MEANS
TO ALL OF THEM.
IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF
EMOTIONS THAT WE WENT THROUGH
IN OCTOBER AND JUST TO SEE THAT
SO MANY OTHER AGENCIES HAVE TO
GO THROUGH THE SAME THING THAT
WE WENT THROUGH, THAT'S
PROBABLY THE MOST TEARFUL
THING.
OFFICERS FROM SURROUNDING
COUNTIES STEPPED UP TO FILL IN
FOR ACHEN COUNTY DEPUTIES SO
THEY COULD ATTEND THE WEEKEND
LONG MEMORIAL.
DEPUTIES ARE STILL TRYING TO
RAISE MONEY FOR A MEMORIAL TO
BE BUILD IN SANDBERG'S NAME IN
AIKEN.
