'Rough Days Ahead' as Region, Nation Grieve Officer Sean Collier
Wilmington native and Somerville resident Sean Collier is remembered as a national hero after he was shot and killed in the line of duty on Thursday night.
Thursday night was the final shift for Sean Collier. But the waning moments of the 26-year-old’s life will never be forgotten. “His life was short,” said Somerville Deputy Police Chief Paul Upton. “But his impact was great.” The Somerville resident and Wilmington native was identified on Friday as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer shot and killed on Thursday in his police car. His death led to the manhunt for two Boston Marathon bombing suspects, one who was killed and a second who was captured hiding in a boat behind a Watertown home. But his death also united communities from throughout Massachusetts and far beyond as residents remember a man who heroically lost his life during a week of horror following Monday’s …
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8:24 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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