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—including hundreds of fellow police officers from surrounding states—
turned out at a funeral in rural Kentucky late last week to pay their respects to Jason Ellis, a 33-year-old K-9 officer gunned down last month in what authorities believe was an ambush.
Fido, Ellis' police dog, was there, too, placing his paw on the closed casket—a moment captured in a heartbreaking image by photographer Jonathan Palmer.
Fido was not with Ellis on May 25 when he was shot multiple times while collecting debris on a highway off-ramp in Bardstown, Ky.,
a close-knit community of about 12,000 located 40 miles southeast of Louisville.
Ellis' slaying remains unsolved.
How sad!
ReplyDeleteOh how awful! :-( Shot and killed as he picked up litter?!?! :-( ?!?!
ReplyDeleteThoughts and prayers go to his family, friends and poor Fido. Awwww poor Fido!
Take care
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Alex:
ReplyDeleteWe have become animal than animals it would seem. Yes, truly sad.
Kitty:
Poor Fido. Poor us when the world has come to this. I've missed you.
that photo says so much, without me saying... how very sad.
ReplyDeleteI read that this officer was killed in a suspected ambush situation. It is indeed sad when those who are sworn to protect and serve are targeted.
ReplyDeleteI have been to Bardstown, KY, several times, by the way, and if you are ever near Louisville, it is definitely worth a visit. It's an artsy little patch of independently owned creative shops, cafes, and international restaurants :)
Aw, this is so tragic. :(
ReplyDeleteJeremy:
ReplyDeleteIt is a broken world because we make it so.
Underground For Tea:
I didn't know that about Bardstown. It sounds like a village filled with writers from its name. So tragic.
Heather:
Tragic is indeed the word :-(
Beyond heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think that saying the human race have become like animals is an insult to animals. We, (or certainly some) are monsters. Nothing less.
Wendy:
ReplyDeleteYes, it is heartwrenching, isn't it?
And again, you're right: animals kill to eat not for amusement. Cats play with their catches, but they are a class to themselves as Gypsy always told me.
What have we become is right! I just saw End of Watch on the weekend. It's so tragic how people can treat thise who protect and serve.
ReplyDeleteSteven:
ReplyDeleteEND OF WATCH is fiction based on heartbreaking truth: we eat our own. In the end civilization will erupt into civil chaos with everyone at war with everyone.
Dean Koontz in DEEPLY ODD echoes the same belief. Very sad.
Very sad indeed. Animals grieve as much as humans.
ReplyDelete....dhole
Donna:
ReplyDeletePerhaps they grieve even more since they have fewer facts to go on. All they know is the one they love is gone.