Georgia Trooper Cadet Dies, Honored With Police Escort

DECATUR, GA — A police escort for a fallen Georgia State Patrol trooper was held at GBI Headquarters Monday.

Trooper Cadet Patrick Dupree died on Sept. 8 after collapsing during a training exercise at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

He was attending the 113th Trooper School.

"The Department of Public Safety sends its sincerest condolences and prayers to the family and co-workers of Trooper Cadet Dupree. We ask that you keep Trooper Cadet Dupree’s family in your prayers as they cope with the loss of their loved one," Public Safety officials said in a release Sunday.