{"id":2602,"date":"2015-11-27T21:23:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T04:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2015-11-27T21:33:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T04:33:46","slug":"uccs-to-honor-officer-swasey-at-saturdays-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2602","title":{"rendered":"UCCS to honor Officer Swasey at Saturday games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs basketball teams will observe a moment of silence before the start of each game on Saturday in honor of fallen UCCS Police Officer Garrett Swasey. The teams will play games at 3:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m., at the Gallogly Events Center.<\/p>\n

Officer Swasey, 44, responded in support of Colorado Springs Police to an active shooter situation at about 11:50 a.m. Friday. He was killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

UCCS officers are sworn, state-certified police officers. Officer Swasey was a six-year veteran of the UCCS Police Department. He was an active athlete, and a junior national champion and multiple-time national qualifier with U.S. Figure Skating. He was married and father of two children.<\/p>\n

Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak and UCCS police officers will lead the observance.<\/p>\n

The Mountain Lion men will play Ottawa at 3:30 p.m. The women will follow at 5:30 p.m., against Saint Martin’s.<\/p>\n

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