Family and friends gathered at Temple University Sunday one year after Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald was killed in the line of duty.
Sunday marked one year since Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald was killed in the line of duty.Fitzgerald’s family members and friends, officers and city leaders gathered for a plaque dedication at Sullivan Hall.
His picture and badge will now have a permanent home at Temple University."To say this year has been a living nightmare is an understatement, at times it has been unbearable," said Pauline Fitzgerald, Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald’s Mother.The husband and father was patrolling near 18th and Montgomery Avenue when he pursued three young people dressed in dark clothes and masks, due to a rise in robberies in the area, according to police. Police say one of them, Miles Pfeffer, shot and killed Fitzgerald."It’s an agony type of pain that you wake up and you have to live with every single day," said Marissa Fitzgerald, Sergeant Fitzgerald’s widow.Mayor Cherelle Parker also attended the ceremony, and asked Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel and FOP President Roosevelt Poplar to join her at the podium."When you’re doing your work lawfully and not in violation of anyone’s constitutional rights, I, as mayor of this city, I will stand up and put it on the line for you, we won’t forget what your husband did to put it on the line for us," she said.Fitzgerald’s family told FOX 29 last month that they are calling on the District Attorney to pursue the death penalty for Pfeffer."We are his voice, we will never go away, I will speak until there is no breath in me, and I will raise my babies to fight for their father for him to get the right justice that he deserves."The Department of Public Safety also unveiled a memorial wall at 1801 N 11th Street to the family in a private ceremony.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Faculty Recruitment, Westlake University School of Medicine - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China job with Westlake UniversityFounded in 2018, Westlake University is a new type of non-profit research-oriented university in Hangzhou, China, supported by public and private funding.
Read more »
VIDEO: Wild car chase caught on camera; suspect in car theft drives into CPD sergeantThe woman accused of leading officers on a wild chase that ended moments after she crashed into a Columbus police sergeant who then shot her from atop the hood
Read more »
Gunshots heard while police tried to break up large crowd near Temple University, officials saidPolice are working to disperse a large crowd in North Philadelphia near Temple University's campus on Saturday night, officials said.
Read more »
Graffiti-covered towers a ‘disaster', LAPD Sergeant saysKevin De Leon and the LAPD toured inside the failed Oceanwide Plaza development in downtown LA to determine the costs to secure the site and discourage any more…
Read more »
WATCH LIVE: Army Sergeant Kennedy Sanders laid to rest in WaycrossArmy Sargeant Kennedy Sanders will be laid to rest in Waycross on Saturday morning.
Read more »
‘The ultimate sacrifice:’ Funeral for Sergeant Kennedy Sanders to honor her as heroToday is the funeral for the fallen hero Sergeant Kennedy Sanders. Sgt. Sanders was a Waycross native and one of the 3 United States soldiers killed in a drone attack while serving in Jordan.
Read more »