NYPD swears in Uvalde school shooting victim's siblings to honor his dreams to become officer

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- One of the victims of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas received a special honor on Thursday in New York City.

The NYPD met with the family of Jose Flores Jr, a 10-year-old boy who was killed during the Uvalde school shooting.

Flores Jr. had aspirations of becoming a police officer to help people.

On Thursday, fraternal organization members of the NYPD and executives helped make that happen posthumously by making all his siblings honorary police officers.

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