Lynnville Fire and Police Departments team up for benefit for officer Sam Taylor

VIDEO: Lynnville Fire and Police Departments have come together with the community to hold a benefit for officer Sam Taylor. The town of Lynnville has been working on this event for a while now. Taylorโ€™s uncle Adam Hopkins says that the Lynnville Fire Department reached out the day after the incident and wanted to help.

โ€œMichael, the fire chief here in town, he called me right after the incident happened, and he made it clear from the start that he didnโ€™t want to burden the family with any of this,โ€ Hopkins said. โ€œAnd he was going to handle all of it.And, I guess what? About six weeks since we put all this together, came together, and itโ€™s been amazing.โ€

Evansville Police Officer Sam Taylor was critically injured in the line of duty. He is currently in Atlanta being treated for his injuries.

WEHT-TV ABC 25 Evansville

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