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The term "hero" is a funny thing. Often, the folks who see themselves as heroes really aren't and the ones who are true heroes feel very uncomfortable with the moniker. Many of our Police Officers are our heroes.
On July 7th five of Dallas' finest lost their lives in the line of duty. In the midst of all that chaos, as citizens fled the scene, many police officers ran to the commotion. That's what a police officer does and one such officer was Jeff Tooker. I have the very good fortune of knowing Jeff and count him as a friend.
There's a lot I don't know about that night in Dallas. But here are a few things Jeff told me shortly after the incident occurred. Here is his story:
Jeff drove his squad car into the commotion, unaware that the sniper was shooting at the very cross street where Jeff was driving. Once aware of the situation and with his car riddled with bullets, Jeff left his car in the middle of the street and ran for cover. At least one bullet hit the engine block, disabling the automobile and at least one other shot struck Jeff's driver's door. How Jeff was not hit, he does not know.
Click here to read the rest of Jeff's story.