A candlelight vigil was held in Illinois's capital to honor police officers recently shot and killed on the job.
About 200 people gathered Saturday at the Illinois Police Officers Memorial. Organizers included a retired state police sergeant, Kim Hayes. She says one goal of the vigil was to emphasize officers are dedicated to protecting communities.
A Fox Lake police officer, Joe Gliniewicz, was shot and killed September first after he radioed in he was chasing three people on foot. And Harris County Texas Deputy Darren Goforth was killed last month after stopping at a gas station.
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says 26 officers died in U.S. shootings so far this year; 35 died over the same period last year.
