Scholarship For Officer Amy Caprio Created At Towson University

In honor of Officer Amy Caprio, who died in the line of duty in Perry Hall, her alma mater has created a scholarship. Caprio graduated from Towson University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.

Although she intended to become a physical therapist, police said that she discovered her calling was police work. In December 2014, she graduated from the Baltimore County Police Department's Police Academy.

"Her life tragically ended in the line of duty in May 2018, but her legacy lives on through the scholarship in her name at Towson University," according to a statement on the donation site. "The Amy Sorrells Caprio Scholarship Endowment honors Amy's legacy as a Tiger, providing scholarship support to those students following in her footsteps at TU."

Donate to the Amy Sorrells Caprio Scholarship Endowment Fund.

Towson University announced the scholarship recently. Four months have passed since Caprio was killed.

Officials said the 29-year-old officer was hit by a Jeep while responding to a suspicious vehicle on May 21 on Linwen Way in Perry Hall, where there were also reports of suspicious people walking around. Four teens have been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree burglary in connection with her death.

Caprio was the first woman in the Baltimore County Police Department to die in the line of duty. In total, the agency reports 10 officers have died in the line of duty in its 144-year history.

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Photo of Officer Amy Caprio courtesy of the Baltimore County Police Department.