Dispatcher Pays Respects to Fallen Officer

Weber (Utah) Area Dispatch Center dispatcher Erica Engstrom was working last week when a regional task force raided a house where a suspected drug user was living. The resident opened fire on officers, killing Agent Jared Francom and wounding two other officers. Hundreds of officers, Utah’s governor and other officials attended Francom’s funeral yesterday, where a local TV station interviewed Engstrom. Another TV interview with Engstrom is here, and an interview here.

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