FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s largest city has been shaken by the fatal shooting of a decorated police officer, the first death of a Fargo officer in the line of duty in more than 130 years.
Officer Jason Moszer, 33, died Thursday of a gunshot wound suffered while responding to a domestic disturbance hours earlier. The six-year veteran of the force was hit by gunfire just after midnight, during an 11-hour standoff with a suspect at a house near downtown Fargo.
Police warned that the father of two wasn’t expected to survive. His family visited him in a hospital early Thursday to say goodbye, Fargo Police Chief David Todd said.
Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney said in a statement the city was “profoundly saddened” by the death of Moszer, who won a Silver Star commendation after he and another officer were credited with risking their lives in 2011 to rescue two children from an apartment fire.
“A tragedy affecting our men and women in uniform impacts our entire community,” Mahoney said in a statement.