Fallen Police Officers Honored At Utah State Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the state capitol hosted a tribute in honor of police officers killed in the line of duty.
Taps and a dove release marked the occasion.
Organizers added two new names to the memorial.
Utah Highway Patrol officer Franklin Schaerrer died in 1945 following surgery on a hernia. He suffered the massive hernia while trying to lift a car after a crash.
A domestic violence suspect fatally shot Ogden Police Officer Nathan Lyday nearly a year ago.
Our WVCPD Honor Guard posting the colors for the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Service. #OfficerBrotherson pic.twitter.com/K8Wd7YP8vm
— WVC Police (@WVCPD) May 4, 2017
Officer Lyday’s mother, Nancy, said she is proud of him.
“It’s just a neat thing to have knowing that my son left, just 24 years old and he left such a legacy,” she said. “He’s unbelievable.”
A total of 147 Utah police officers have died in the line of duty.
Officials called that a sobering reminder of the risk each officer takes every day to preserve our freedom and safety.
