178th Entrant Officer Class Honors Fallen Independence Police Officer

On the morning of Oct. 20, recruits on the verge of graduating from the police academy honored fallen Independence Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans.

The 178th Entrant Officer Class dedicated their group run to Madrid-Evans, who was killed in the line of duty two years ago. One of the recruits was friends with Madrid-Evans when they worked together previously on an ambulance crew.

Madrid-Evans’ mother, Shannon, spoke with the recruits afterwards. She said she's very proud Blaize helped so many people through organ donation.

This class of future officers will graduate on Nov. 2.