Thousands of public safety workers remember 3 slain Minnesota first responders as fallen heroes

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics packed a Minnesota church to hail as fallen heroes three first responders who were gunned down in the line of duty. They were killed in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville earlier this month while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside. The service was held Wednesday at Grace Church in Eden Prairie. Because of the overflow crowd, officials encouraged the public to watch the livestream instead. A procession of public safety vehicles headed to Burnsville after the service.