Community members and law enforcement agencies here and across the country expressed shock and grief Sunday as word spread that Chattanooga police officer Nicholas Galinger had been killed in a hit-and-run.
Galinger, 38, was struck by a car late Saturday while he was inspecting a manhole cover that had water flowing from it in the 2900 block of Hamill Road just after 11 p.m. The driver fled the scene.
He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.
Galinger, who was from Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from the police academy in January. He was with his field training officer when the incident occurred.
During a news conference Sunday morning, Chattanooga police Chief David Roddy announced Galinger’s death.