10-06-2016, 03:36 PM
Today in St. Louis, MO, an officer was killed in the line of duty in what was definitely a homicide.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar called the officer killed early Thursday morning a "tremendous police officer."
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^ Officer Blake Snyder, 33, of Edwardsville had been with the department at least four years and leaves behind a wife and 2-year-old son. Snyder was shot almost immediately upon arriving at the scene of a domestic disturbance. He died immediately, according to reports.
Another officer on the scene shot the suspect (no details yet).
Snyder married into a law-enforcement family. His father-in-law was a Granite City police officer, and his brother-in-law is a member of St. Louis County's tactical operations unit.
Family, friends and fellow officers surrounded Snyder's widow, Elizabeth, when former St. Louis County Chief Ron Battelle and current director of Backstoppers, Inc. met with her within hours of her husband's death to explain the role the nonprofit will now play in their lives.
Battelle said the organization presented Snyder's widow with a $5,000 check to assist with any initial expenses as is customary, but that the all of the family's debt would be eliminated including any outstanding credit card bills, car payments or mortgages. The agency also will pay for Snyder's son's tuition.
"His fellow officers thought highly of him at the home where we made the visit, and command staff on down spoke highly of him," Battelle said. "He was the prototype county police officer that reflects what's all over this nation.
"They are stand up men and women who are dedicated to a profession that are facing many challenges right now. But they stand tall and perform with honor and courage. That's what Officer Snyder was doing and unfortunately he lost his life during the course of protecting us."
RIP.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar called the officer killed early Thursday morning a "tremendous police officer."
^ Officer Blake Snyder, 33, of Edwardsville had been with the department at least four years and leaves behind a wife and 2-year-old son. Snyder was shot almost immediately upon arriving at the scene of a domestic disturbance. He died immediately, according to reports.
Another officer on the scene shot the suspect (no details yet).
Snyder married into a law-enforcement family. His father-in-law was a Granite City police officer, and his brother-in-law is a member of St. Louis County's tactical operations unit.
Family, friends and fellow officers surrounded Snyder's widow, Elizabeth, when former St. Louis County Chief Ron Battelle and current director of Backstoppers, Inc. met with her within hours of her husband's death to explain the role the nonprofit will now play in their lives.
Battelle said the organization presented Snyder's widow with a $5,000 check to assist with any initial expenses as is customary, but that the all of the family's debt would be eliminated including any outstanding credit card bills, car payments or mortgages. The agency also will pay for Snyder's son's tuition.
"His fellow officers thought highly of him at the home where we made the visit, and command staff on down spoke highly of him," Battelle said. "He was the prototype county police officer that reflects what's all over this nation.
"They are stand up men and women who are dedicated to a profession that are facing many challenges right now. But they stand tall and perform with honor and courage. That's what Officer Snyder was doing and unfortunately he lost his life during the course of protecting us."
RIP.