A candlelight vigil honoring Fort Worth police officer Brian Gentry has been organized for Monday, Oct. 26.
Gentry, 53, died on Wednesday, Oct. 21, after experiencing a medical emergency while on duty a day earlier, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
The public is invited to the candlelight vigil to honor Gentry’s life and service at 6 p.m. at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 505 W. Felix St., the police department said in a news release.
Gentry was assigned to the fugitive unit as a U.S. Marshals Service task force officer and had been employed by the city as an officer since 2004.
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