His boss said he ran toward the shooting, firing all the way, trying to save another officer from black nationalist shooter.
Via Daily Mail:
More than a thousand people have gathered to remember the fallen Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy who was brutally slain last Sunday.
Brad Garafola, one of three law enforcement officers shot and killed by a lone gunman in an ambush, went down fighting, returning fire to the very end.
The service began at 2 pm in the packed out Istrouma Baptist Church, which seats 1,500, and was preceded by Garafola’s open casket visitation, which began at midday.
He leaves behind a wife and four children, a 21-year-old son, a 15-year-old daughter, a 12-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter, who were all at Saturday’s service.
Among those who spoke were Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards, Senator Bill Cassidy, Sheriff Sid Gautreaux and Garafola’s brother-in-law Jaye Cooper.
Garafola and his wife.
