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RIP - Philadelphia Police Officer Gary Skerski

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Officer Gary Skerski was the community relations officer for the 15th district here in Philadelphia. He was responding to a robbery call at a bar three blocks from my house. He was killed by a blast to the throat from a short barreled shotgun. Investigators say he never had time to draw his sidearm.

http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_128223109.html

I knew Officer Skerski because he attended our civic association meetings. He didn't do street work normally because of his job as community relations officer. Hence, he normally didn't wear a full duty belt. He wore his .357 in a belt holster with an extreme (at least 45 degrees) cant forward. After meeting him for the first time, I remember wondering how anyone could ever draw from such an awkward angle.

He will be truly missed in our neighborhood.
 
God Bless Him..

And his family, all those remaining here who mourn his loss. I will ALWAYS carry concealed in Philadelphia, as here is another case where an innocent life was snuffed out by some sociopathic vermin.
 
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