The widow of slain Temple University police officer Chris Fitzgerald was among several family members and loved ones who spoke Tuesday at a vigil on campus.
Inspector Ernest Ransom told reporters on Tuesday that surveillance video shows the foot pursuit where Fitzgerald caught up with Pfeffer and a struggle ensued off-camera. Pfeffer is allegedly seen shooting Officer Fitzgerald three time, which caused him to collapse, and three more times as he laid on the ground.
Tributes and remembrances have continued in the days since Officer Fitzgerald's shooting death. Marissa Fitzgerald spoke publicly for the first time since her husband's death on Tuesday and shared memories of her hardworking husband and father of five. "He took overtime a lot and sometimes it would make me sad because he wasn’t home, but I know he was doing overtime, and they were short-staffed, and he wanted to make sure everybody was safe," Marissa tearfully told a crowd of mourners that included family, friends, Temple students and faculty.
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