Tributes for a slain FDNY EMS lieutenant continued across New York City on Saturday when thousands packed inside Yankee Stadium honored the fallen first responder.
Russo served with EMS for 25 years -- and was among those who raced into the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001outside her stationhouse in Queens. She was the 1,158th member of the FDNY to die in the line of duty, and the second EMS to die in the line of duty in the last five years.
The New York baseball team held a moment of silence during their afternoon game Saturday for the 25-year veteran EMS member. Her photo was also displayed on the big screen inside the stadium. Today, we held a moment of silence in memory of FDNY EMS Lieutenant Alison Russo-Elling, who was killed in a senseless act of violence while on her lunch break on Thursday. Lieutenant Russo-Elling was a 25-year FDNY EMS veteran and a World Trade Center first responder on 9/11.
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