Montgomery County Deputy Erika Serrato, 24, had served with the sheriff’s office for six years
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“Being around the Police Department as a little kid, I always looked at these guys like they were superheroes,” Casey Kloepfer said. “I always just wanted to be one one day.”
Patrick found his 1-year-old brother, Liam, unresponsive in the pool, pulled him out, and alerted his mother and neighbors for help, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
Over six hours, the man fired his gun no less than 24 times; one gunshot struck a cruiser where deputies were taking cover, and one struck an armored vehicle where a deputy was seated
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