Friday’s Heroes: Remembering the Fallen

Friday's Heroes - Remembering the fallen officers

 

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Police Officer III Allen Lee Jacobs, 28

Greenville South Carolina Police Department

March 18, 2016 – Officer Allen Jacobs was shot multiple times as he and other officers attempted to interview a gang member. When the officers approached the suspect he fled on foot. Officers pursued the man and eventually encountered him in a backyard where he fatally shot Officer Jacobs.

Officer Jacobs is survived by his expectant wife and two sons.

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Deputy Carl A. Koontz, 27

Howard County Indiana Sheriff’s Office

March 20, 2016 – Deputy Carl Koontz was shot and killed as he and other deputies served a search warrant for narcotics. As the team entered the residence the suspect opened fire, striking both Deputy Koontz and a sergeant. Entry team members managed to pull the two from the residence. The injured deputies were then flown to a hospital in Indianapolis where Deputy Koontz succumbed to his wounds.

Deputy Koontz is survived by his wife and son.

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