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Candlelight Vigil for Fallen Officer

A candlelight vigil is planned for tonight to honor Officer Daryl Pierson, shot and killed in the line of duty earlier this month.

The vigil is being organized by the Partners Behind the Lines organization, a new support group made up of Rochester police Department spouses and partners.

Dr. Gina Cuyler is a co-president of the group and is married to an RPD Captain.

She says they want to take the time to thank officers for their work, but they are only able to thank Officer Pierson posthumously.

Dr. Cuyler says the group is inviting the community to do the same, and attend the vigil starting at 7 this evening outside the Public Safety Building.

She adds the group, founded just after the shooting of Officer Pierson, is supporting his widow Amy through these difficult times.

Tonight's vigil falls one before National Thank a Police Officer Day.

September 20th would also have been Officer Pierson's 33rd birthday.