Friday’s Heroes: Remembering the Fallen
EOW 8/6/2017
Officer Gary Lee Michael, Jr., 37
Clinton Missouri Police Department
August 6, 2017 – Officer Gary Lee Michael, Jr. was shot and killed during a traffic stop for an expired registration. As he approached the vehicle, the driver stepped out of his car and began firing with a rifle.
EOW 8/8/2017
Corporal Monty Platt, 47
West Texas A&M University Police Department
August 8, 2017 – Corporal Monty Platt died as a result of complications resulting from the bit of an injured feral cat he’d attempted to capture. He is survived by his wife, son, and mother.
EOW 8/12/2017
Trooper Pilot Burke M.M. Bates, 40
Virginia State Police
August 12, 2017 – Trooper Pilot Berke Bates and Lieutenant Pilot Jay Cullen were killed when their helicopter crashed while monitoring a protest. Trooper Bates is survived by his wife, twin daughter and son. He died one day before his 41st birthday.
EOW 8/12/2017
Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen, 48
Virginia State Police
August 12, 2017 – Lieutenant Pilot Jay Cullen Trooper Pilot Berke Bates were killed when their helicopter crashed while monitoring a protest. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
EOW 8/13/2017
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Clark, 50
Quitman County Mississippi Sheriff’s Office
August 13, 2017 – Deputy Jimmy Clark was killed in an auto crash while responding to a shooting call. He is survived by his wife and children.
Correctional Officer David Torres-Chaparro
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
August 17. 2017 – Correctional Officer David Torres-Chaparro suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in riot control training.
EOW 8/6/2017
Detective Elise Ybarra, 33
Abilene Texas Police Department
August 6, 2017 – Detective Elise Ybarra was killed in an auto crash when a vehicle struck her unmarked vehicle from the rear. She is survived by her husband and 10-month-old daughter.
EOW 8/5/2017
Deputy Sheriff Jason Fann, 28
Yoakum County Texas Sheriff’s Office
August 5, 2017 – Deputy Sheriff Jason Fann was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to a traffic accident.
