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Hundreds line the streets to pay tribute to father-of-two sheriff's deputy, 34, after he was shot dead on 11th anniversary of joining the force during furious gun battle to stop car theft in Colorado


  • Sheriff's deputy Micah Flick, 34, died on the 11th anniversary of his service
  • He is survived by his wife and two children, who are 7-year-old twins
  • Flick and other officers were investigating a stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs when they approached a suspect, struggled with him and gunfire began
  • Police say the suspect was killed and that three officers and a bystander were injured and taken to a hospital
  • Flick is the third sheriff's deputy to be killed in the line of duty in Colorado since December 31; flags will be flown at half-mast in mourning for him


  • A Colorado sheriff's representative was lethally shot and three other law implementation officers and a spectator were harmed after a gunfight emitted over a stolen vehicle. 

  • Micah Flick, 34, is made due by his better half and two kids, who are 7-year-old twins. He passed on the eleventh commemoration of his administration in the power. 

  • He and different officers were examining a stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs when they moved toward a suspect, battled with him and gunfire started, experts said. 

  • The sole suspect, police stated, was likewise executed. 

  • Many regular people and officers lined South Nevada Avenue to offer their regards to Flick in a police parade, as law authorization authorities from Colorado to New York paid him tribute via web-based networking media. 

  • The occurrence happened close to the crossing point of North Murray Boulevard and Galley Road around 4pm, CBS News reports. 

  • TV film indicated many police vehicles at the scene Monday in an area of single-family homes, flat structures and retail locations. 

  • The harmed officers' names were not promptly discharged. Authorities said two are agents with the sheriff's office and the third is an officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department.


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