NYPD swears in Uvalde school shooting victim's siblings to honor his dreams to become officer
Friday, October 4, 2024 3:34AM
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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