Another officer was killed yesterday, this time in Texas. Officer David Hofer of the Euless, TX Police Department was shot when he and other officers responded to reports of gunfire and a suspicious person in a city park. Officer Hofer was mortally wounded and died in surgery at a nearby hospital. One of Officer Hofer's colleagues was able to shoot the suspect a few minutes later. The shooter died at the scene. This tragedy has been repeated all too often around the nation, with the new year only three months old.
Officer Hofer was the first officer to die in the line of duty in Texas this year. Texas officers work in one of the more dangerous states for police officers, according to yearly statistics, yet officers continue to stay on the job in droves, with young people joining the ranks each year. No one signs on as a police officer HOPING to be killed in the line of duty; that is just one of the hazards of the job. But all officers know that they are in danger of being killed or injured at all times while on duty. There are many dangerous occupations out there, but only one (outside of the military) in which those being dealt with actually TRY to maim or kill their fellow human beings, and that is the occupation of police officer.
It appears that the year 2016 will be another bloody year for police officers. Last year at this time at least 16 officers had been killed nationwide as well. The month of March last year was particularly dangerous for police officers, as were January, May, August, September, November, and December. Each of the months mentioned saw officers slain in the double digits. February was the "safest" month last year, with "only" two officers being killed that month. I pray that God will watch extra closely over our police officers this year as it is shaping up to be another long, hard, and tear-stained year of law enforcement.
My prayers and sympathy go out to the family of Officer Hofer, his fiancée, and his brothers and sisters of the Euless Police Department.
May God care for all our officers, and may
God Bless America
Officer Hofer was the first officer to die in the line of duty in Texas this year. Texas officers work in one of the more dangerous states for police officers, according to yearly statistics, yet officers continue to stay on the job in droves, with young people joining the ranks each year. No one signs on as a police officer HOPING to be killed in the line of duty; that is just one of the hazards of the job. But all officers know that they are in danger of being killed or injured at all times while on duty. There are many dangerous occupations out there, but only one (outside of the military) in which those being dealt with actually TRY to maim or kill their fellow human beings, and that is the occupation of police officer.
It appears that the year 2016 will be another bloody year for police officers. Last year at this time at least 16 officers had been killed nationwide as well. The month of March last year was particularly dangerous for police officers, as were January, May, August, September, November, and December. Each of the months mentioned saw officers slain in the double digits. February was the "safest" month last year, with "only" two officers being killed that month. I pray that God will watch extra closely over our police officers this year as it is shaping up to be another long, hard, and tear-stained year of law enforcement.
My prayers and sympathy go out to the family of Officer Hofer, his fiancée, and his brothers and sisters of the Euless Police Department.
May God care for all our officers, and may
God Bless America
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