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🌱 How Greenwood is honoring Officer Keller after the deadly high-speed chase
Greenwood, South Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min readHello Greenwood! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Greenwood is honoring Officer Keller after the deadly high-speed chase
- How Greenwood is honoring Officer Keller after the deadly East Cambridge crash
- Upstate agencies unite in support after Greenwood officer’s fatal crash
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- Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 45.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Community pays respects to S.C. cop killed in high-speed chase (wrdw.com) — Greenwood is mourning after 31-year-old police officer Don “DJ” Keller was killed when a fleeing Jeep driven by a 15-year-old crashed into his patrol car during a high-speed chase. Residents gathered outside police headquarters to pray, as officials noted he is the first Greenwood officer in 70 years to die in the line of duty and state troopers continue investigating. 
• Family and community mourns officer killed in Greenwood crash (wyff4.com) — Greenwood residents are mourning Officer Don “DJ” Keller, a 31-year-old Greenwood Police officer killed Monday when a fleeing Jeep crashed head-on into his cruiser on East Cambridge Avenue. Community members have created a growing roadside memorial, while state investigators and SLED lead an active probe into the pursuit and collision, with officials promising every resource to seek justice.
• Law enforcement react to fatal officer-involved crash in Greenwood (wspa.com) — Law enforcement agencies across the Upstate are rallying around the Greenwood Police Department after an officer was killed in a crash near East Cambridge Avenue and Ames Street Monday afternoon. Departments from Greenville to Laurens have shared public messages of support, while investigators continue probing the wreck and plan to release more details at a press conference at Greenwood City Hall.
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