Euclid police chief reacts to death of Cleveland officer Jamieson Ritter

Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer can appreciate the hurt that's being felt in the Cleveland Division of Police as they mourn the loss of Officer Jamieson Ritter, who was fatally shot on July 4.
"My heart just sank. It's just those calls as a chief, it's one of your greatest nightmares," Meyer told 3News on Friday.
The "call" that Meyer received was on May 11, letting him know that Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call. Derbin's memory is still on full display at the Euclid Police Department.
"We’re navigating it, we’ll never get over it, we’ll never get through it. But, we’ll learn to live with it. We like to take the positive aspects of that officer," Meyer said. "Officer Derbin was an amazing young man."
Less than two months later, another "amazing," young Northeast Ohio police officer is dead.
"Officer Ritter was very similar (to Derbin) in that regard. It seemed like he was a young man doing all the right things and public service meant to them," said Meyer.
Jiovanni Lieggi reports. --
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Heartbreaking

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POLICE HEROES drain the wealth and freedoms from honorable taxpayers FORCING loss of jobs, credit, home, marriage, and desire to continue living after complete financial ruin. In contrast, the police convert taxpayers into welfare recipients! ($10,000 to $100.000 to prove innocence in court!) Police often LAUGH, saying "The initial arresting process prior to conviction is the punishment" .., and they would be correct ...!
(POLICE encounter's seldom if ever benefit the taxpayer!)
- USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)