Friday, November 30 2012 1:15 PM EST2012-11-30 18:15:44 GMT
A younger brother of a slain Minnesota police officer says his brother was bright and animated, someone who loved to travel and be outdoors. Twenty-seven-year-old Joe Decker of Cold Spring says Tom
A younger brother of a slain Minnesota police officer says his brother was bright and animated, someone who loved to travel and be outdoors. Twenty-seven-year-old Joe Decker of Cold Spring says Tom
Friday, November 30 2012 12:43 PM EST2012-11-30 17:43:25 GMT
Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker was fatally shot while on duty Thursday night.
A police officer has been shot and killed while conducting a routine check on a resident in central Minnesota. Stearns County Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold says the male officer was killed late Thursday
A police officer has been shot and killed while conducting a routine check on a resident in central Minnesota. Stearns County Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold says the male officer was killed late Thursday
COLD SPRING, Minn. -
The funeral for a Cold Spring police officer killed in the line of duty is set for Wednesday.
Tom Decker, 31, was ambushed Thursday and shot twice while responding to a report of a suicidal man. He was married with two sons and two daughters.
His family on Saturday said the visitation would be Tuesday at 4 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Saint John's Abbey and University Church in Collegeville.
Several funds have been set up for those who are interested in helping Officer Decker's family.
Tom Decker Memorial Fund State Bank of Cold Spring PO Box 415 Cold Spring, MN 56320
Tom Decker Memorial Fund 1st National Bank of Cold Spring PO Box 416 Cold Spring, MN 56320
Tom Decker Memorial Fund Central Minnesota Credit Union 202 Red River Avenue South Cold Spring, MN 56320
Tom Decker Memorial Fund All Wells Fargo locations
The killing shocked residents of Cold Spring, a city of about 4,000 residents about 75 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Many became teary-eyed when reporters asked them about Decker.
The suspected shooter is 34-year-old Ryan Michael Larson, of Cold Spring. He was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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