Honoring 2 Fallen Heroes

Honoring

Corporal Andrew Gillette

Sumter County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

EOW: Feb. 25, 2020 | Age: 37 | Tour: 7 Years

Corporal Andrew Gillette was shot and killed while he and other deputies attempted to serve a detention order and eviction notice at a home at 3120 Thomas Sumter Highway at 11:30 am. The subject named on the orders opened fire, striking Corporal Gillette in the chest. Other deputies who were on the scene returned fire and killed the subject. Corporal Gillette was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He served with the Sumter County Sheriff's Office for seven years and was assigned to the Civil Process Division. He is survived by his wife and 11-year-old son.

Honoring

Firefighter/EMT Donald “Donny” Lepper

Indianola Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Nebraska

EOW: Feb. 25, 2020 | Age: 46 | Tour: None

On the morning of Sunday, February 23, 2020, after returning home from a grass fire, Firefighter/EMT Donald “Donny” Lepper collapsed. He was immediately taken to the Community Hospital of McCook, where he was pronounced deceased.

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This information is supplied by the Officer Down Memorial Page (www.odmp.org) and the U.S. Fire Administration (www.apps.usfa.fema.gov).

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