Summary Of James P. Morelli's Injustice

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No cop, anywhere, signed up to be murdered,” said James P. O’Neill (commissioner of the New York Police Department). Two police officers in a city near Columbus, Ohio, were shot and killed Saturday while responding to a 911 hangup call involving potential domestic abuse. The officers, Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, had responded at 12:10 p.m., eight minutes after the call, about a potential domestic situation. They were immediately met with gunfire, as they went into the apartment. Officer Joering died at scene. Officer Morelli was transported to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus in critical condition and later died. It's sad to see even more people fall from the line of duty. Especially the good ones

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