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Worcester Accepts Statue Of Firefighter Christopher Roy
Christopher Roy died fighting fire along Lowell Street last December. His death has been ruled a homicide.
WORCESTER, MA — The Worcester City Council has accepted a bronze sculpture of fallen firefighter Christopher Roy, which will be unveiled at an upcoming ceremony at the fire station where Roy served.
On Nov. 26, the Worcester Councilors voted to accept the $12,500 sculpture from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. The sculpture will be unveiled on Dec. 9 — the one-year anniversary of Roy's death — at the Webster Square station. The sculpture was made possible by an initial $20,000 donation from the Kraft Family Foundation.
Roy, 36, was one of nine Worcester firefighters to die in the line of duty over the last 20 years. Lt. Jason Menard was the most recent casualty on Nov. 13, and Dec. 3 is the 20th anniversary of the cold storage warehouse fire, where six Worcester firefighters died.
Roy's death has been ruled a homicide. In March, Worcester police arrested Momoh Kamara, 21, for setting the fire that killed Roy. Kamara is facing charges of second-degree murder, arson of dwelling house, armed burglary, and malicious damage to a motor vehicle.
Roy died when he became trapped on the second floor of the 7 Lowell St. home. Three other firefighters were also in the home but were able to escape. Roy died of smoke inhalation, according to the Worcester County District Attorney.
