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Tear-jerking moment cops take injured colleague's son to first day of kindergarten

August 14, 2018

Colleagues of a police officer, who was left in a coma after a domestic violence call-out, have given his son a first day of kindergarten that he will never forget.

Officer Kevin Valencia of the Orlando Police Department was shot in the head during a call-out on June 10. He is in a coma in hospital and was unable to take his son Kaleb to his first day of kindergarten last Friday.

However, in a touching gesture the stricken officer's fellow workmates came together to make sure Kaleb got off to the best start he could on his big day.

Along with the young boy's mother Meghan, around ten uniformed police officers escorted Kaleb to kindergarten where he proudly showed off his Lego Batman backpack and shoes featuring a police logo.

The Orlando Police Department then shared a video of the sweet moment to their Facebook page, highlighting a link to a GoFundMe page to help officer Valencia in his fight to recover.

"He is fighting every second, and I need him to continue to fight. My boys need their daddy and I need my husband," Ms Valencia told CNN.


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