By: Kyle James | 02-11-2018 | News
Photo credit: Westerville Division of Police

Two Police Officers Killed In Ohio, President Trump Tweets Support

The tragic loss of two police officers in Westerville, Ohio shocked the country Saturday in a disturbing trend of people firing on police when they respond to domestic situations.

Earlier today, <a href="https://www.thegoldwater.com/news/18011-One-Officer-Killed-Two-Sheriff-s-Deputies-Shot-in-Henry-County-Georgia-Shootout">a Sheriff's deputy was killed in Georgia</a> while delivering an arrest warrant after the suspect opened fire. Two days ago, <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/news/17825-Breaking-Active-Shooter-at-Large-in-Texas-One-Officer-Killed">another police officer was killed</a> in Texas when he responded to a domestic call and the suspect opened fire.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are deeply saddened to report that one of our officers has been killed in the line of duty. Please continue to follow back for more information.</p>&mdash; City of Westerville (@tellwesterville) <a href="https://twitter.com/tellwesterville/status/962396742514827264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It is with a heavy heart we report a second Westerville officer has been killed in the line of duty. We will share more details here as it becomes available.</p>&mdash; City of Westerville (@tellwesterville) <a href="https://twitter.com/tellwesterville/status/962410636239081473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Westerville Police Chief Joe Morbitzer issued a statement confirming the identity of the two slain officers as Eric Joering, 39, who died at the scene, and Tony Morelli, 54, who died at a local hospital.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My thoughts and prayers are with the two police officers, their families, and everybody at the <a href="https://twitter.com/WestervillePD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WestervillePD</a>. <a href="https://t.co/AoingY77Ky">https://t.co/AoingY77Ky</a></p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962435602296786944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The tragic news even prompted a response from President Trump who tweeted, "My thoughts and prayers are with the two police officers, their families, and everybody at the @WestervillePD."

Morbitzer said the officers were responding to a "potential domestic situation" and were fired on as soon as they entered the building on Crosswind Drive. "The officers gave their lives in defense of others," Morbitzer said as he referred to the pair as "true American heroes."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">People are placing flowers outside of the <a href="https://twitter.com/WestervillePD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WestervillePD</a> for the two officers killed in the line of duty <a href="https://t.co/oHm1FKMaws">pic.twitter.com/oHm1FKMaws</a></p>&mdash; Shawn Lanier (@ShawnNBC4) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShawnNBC4/status/962443018057015296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>

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"These were two of the best we had," Morbitzer said. "This was their calling and they did it right, they knew how to do policing the right way, both of them."

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Source: http://nbc4i.com/2018/02/10/westerville-police-say-officer-shot-saturday/

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Anonymous No. 18102 2018-02-11 : 02:07

These filthy greasy niggers need to be purged n sent back to Africa

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