Wife of slain Baton Rouge police officer pregnant with his child

Thursday, September 8, 2016
BATON ROUGE, LA -- The widow of a fallen Baton Rouge police officer says she is pregnant with his child.

Dechia Gerald says she believes she conceived about five days before her husband's death.
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Matthew Gerald was one of the three officers ambushed and killed in July.

Dechia says she is comforted knowing someone is watching over their family from above.
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She said, "There is no better gift that a husband can leave behind than a child. A gift from God. There is no better gift than that."

Watch her full story from station WAFB in the video player above.
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