Release: Local Law Enforcement And Community Come Together To Mourn Slain Dallas Police Officers

St. Louis, Missouri (July 8, 2016) – The five Dallas Police Officers killed on Thursday will be mourned at a candlelight vigil in St. Louis Saturday evening in what is being described as a “healing ceremony.”
The local Blue Lives Matter chapter along with the St. Louis Police Wives Association, the St. Louis Police Officers Association, the St. Louis County Police Association and other law enforcement support groups have come together to put on the event scheduled for July 9 at 6:30 pm at Life Church at 1416 Larkin Williams Road in Fenton.
Police officials from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the St. Louis County Police Department, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol have all been invited to attend. All police officers, police supporters and members of the general public are encouraged to attend as well. A number of elected officials have expressed interest in attending and all elected officeholders are invited and encouraged to attend regardless of party affiliation.
Jeff Roorda, Business Manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association and former Missouri state representative, said that even Black Lives Matter activists and politicians who have spoken out against police are welcomed to come join in fellowship and somber remembrance of the lives lost in Dallas. “This is a chance for us to come together as a community and begin to turn the corner on all of the hatred and loss of life that we’re experiencing right now,” Roorda said.