Slain Wayne County deputy was husband, father of two
SUIT, BUT A COURT DENIED THAT
REQUEST. TODAY'S DECISION
AGREES WITH A LOWER COURT'S
RULING TODAY. FLAGS ARE FLYING
AT FLYING AT HALF-STAFF ACROSS
THE STATE.
>> MOURNING THE LOSS OF A WAYNE
COUNTY DEPUTY KILLED AFTER
BEING SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
WRAL'S KEENAN WILLARD HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS STORY SINCE IT
BROKE EARLY YESTERDAY AND CAN
YOU NEW TONIGHT SPOKE WITH SOME
NEW PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS
CASE KEENUM'S.
>> WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME
WE'RE HEARING FROM DIRECT
FAMILY MEMBERS OF THAT DEPUTY
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY,
HIS FATHER ACTUALLY TAKING TO
FACEBOOK TO SEND A MESSAGE TO
THE COMMUNITY. WHAT HE SAID WAS
THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE BEEN THE
MOST PAINFUL OF HIS ENTIRE
LIFE. WE ALSO SAID EXACTLY WHAT
PEOPLE WHO KNOW THIS FAMILY
WELL HAVE BEEN TELLING US SINCE
YESTERDAY THAT THEY ARE RELYING
ON THEIR FAITH TO GET THROUGH
THIS TRAGEDY.
>> HOURS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT HIS SON HAD BEEN FATALLY
SHOT PASTORED, A FISHERMAN TOOK
TO FACEBOOK TO SEND A MESSAGE.
I'VE LIVED FOR 62 YEARS, 6
MONTHS AND 3 DAYS. HE SAYS,
HOWEVER, THESE LAST 24 HOURS
HAVE BEEN THE WORST I'VE EVER
EXPERIENCED. HE SAYS MATTHEW
FISHERMAN WAS KILLED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY WHILE DOING
SOMETHING HE DREAMED UP SINCE
HE WAS A LITTLE BOY. BUT ON
THE GRAVESIDE UNLESS YOU'VE
BEEN THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH, THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN DO EXCEPT JUST
BE THEIR FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY.
SAY SERGEANT FISHMAN LEAVES
BEHIND A WIFE AND 2 YOUNG
CHILDREN. ONE OF 3 DEPUTIES
SHOT WHILE SERVING INVOLUNTARY
COMMITMENT PAPERS AT A HOME IN
DUDLEY YESTERDAY. THE OTHER 2
DEPUTIES ARE NOW RECOVERING.
POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT IN THE
SHOOTING. 23 YEAR-OLD JORDAN
HAMILTON FATALLY SHOT HIMSELF
AFTER A 9 HOUR STANDOFF AIN
THOSE SIDE. AND AND THE FAMILY
FIX THIS MORNING.
>> AND THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE.
WE KNOW THAT WILL SEE MATTHEW.
AGAIN, THOSE CLOSE TO THE
FISHMAN FAMILY SAY THEY'RE
LEANING HEAVILY ON THEIR FAITH
TODAY IN HIS MESSAGE,
FISHERMAN'S FATHER SAYS THE
SAME READING THAT MATTHEW WAS
IN A BETTER PLACE. MY FAMILY
AND I ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY
POLICE OFFICERS, DEPUTIES AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO GIVE SO
MUCH AND SACRIFICE FOR THE
BETTERMENT. HE SAYS HE ENDS THE
NOTE BY THANKING THE COMMUNITY
FOR THEIR KINDNESS. DO YOU
THINK SOMEBODY THERE WITH THE
METS WHERE THEY NEED RIGHT NOW
JUST SUPPORT THE SNOW AND
>> THAT YOU'RE THERE?
RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
MOMENTS AND DAYS LEADING UP TO
YESTERDAY'S FATAL INCIDENT,
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MAN
ACCUSED OF PULLING THE TRIGGER
JORDAN HAMILTON WERE EXPECTED
TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT WITH THAT SUSPECT.
>> AT A PRESS CONFERENCE
TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE WAYNE
COUNTY SHERIFF.