The community is banding together, with hundreds of locals lining the roads for processions to welcome the fallen officers home.
“There’s a law enforcement family out there. There’s an EMS family. There’s a first responder family, and they’re tight,” said Prestonsburg Mayor and former KSP Trooper Les Stapleton. “Regardless, it’s like brothers fighting sometimes, you know, that’s just what happens. They are going to carry on, you know, but when it comes down to it, it’s time. They’re all going to work with each other.”
Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt said Friday it appeared the shooter was waiting for law enforcement and opened fire on them when they arrived. Funeral arrangements for Captain Ralph Frasure, Officer Jacob Chaffins and Sheriff’s Deputy William Petry are set, but Woods said he will see his fellow officers again someday.
“I just want to see those smiling faces and those open arms again, because I know that they will be there,” Woods said. “I’d say they’ll be at the front of the line to be there to greet each and every one of us that love them so dearly.” Stapleton says grief counseling will be scheduled in the following days and weeks to help those in the community during this troubling time.The suspect, 49-year-old Lance Storz, started shooting Thursday when officers arrived. Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt says the deputies were trying to serve a court-issued warrant in a domestic violence situation.
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