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Easley Police Officer killed.
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An Easley Police Officer was killed in the line of duty this morning around 0500 hours. The officer was helping someone when the officer was struck by an Amtrack train.
Officer Michael Hare was struck while helping someone that was having a Mental Health crisis.
Often, you may find members of Easley Police helping at Clemson games.
Pray for the family and all of our men and women in Blue. Also, pray for all of our Public Servants and their families.
Until Valhalla, RIP Matthew Hare.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:25 PM
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That is really sad to hear. What a thankless job being a cop is these days.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:29 PM
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Thoughts and prayers to his family and fellow officers.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:34 PM
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Much respect for the majority of the police men and women across this nation. The things they have to put up with on top of the increased chances of not making it home would be a tough gig. Hate hearing this news! Pray the family has plenty of support around them to help make it through this tragedy.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:36 PM
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Those members of Easley Police are getting overtime pay to "help at Clemson games", no? Seems like a sweet gig if you ask me.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:38 PM
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Thanks for trying to high jack this post.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 3, 2023, 8:43 AM
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JD404. Your comments are uncalled for. Don’t see why a statement like that is necessary. I certainly appreciate all law enforcement. Pray you don’t need their help some day.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:41 PM
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RIP. Killed doing a good deed. We owe him and his kind a great debt of gratitude. My heart goes out to his family, loved ones and community.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:45 PM
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Sorry to hear, prayers all around🙏🏻
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:50 PM
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So sad to hear. Praying for this officer's family during this difficult time. God bless.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 2:54 PM
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TattedCop, the Tigernet grinch won't let me give you a TU right now, but I will try again later.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:13 PM
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All good my friend.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 8:24 PM
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No worries. I got it for you.
So sorry to hear about the officer. 🙏
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Prayers for his family, coworkers and friends.***
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:17 PM
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Sad. Sending prayers for his family.
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So sad to hear.***
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:20 PM
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How do you get hit by a train?
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:28 PM
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A train is moving upon train tracks and strikes someone on said train tracks.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:37 PM
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Hmmm. Most trains do not have stealth capabilities. Most police officers are quite observant. Those two facts make me wonder how this happened.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:39 PM
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Please read the story attached below. It may not answer all your questions but may answer some. I am sure there is an extensive investigation taking place. The one line in the story that is alarming is the person who called 911 is in custody. Makes me wonder if the caller was the patient having the crisis and if more took place. Body cam film will be reviewed and should tell the story.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
Aug 3, 2023, 7:29 PM
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The way I read it was that he was trying to get a person with mental problems off the track. Pretty simple to understand.
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It’s possibly that the person threatening suicide, pushed the officer
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in front of the train when the officer was trying to remove him off of the tracks.
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Re: It’s possibly that the person threatening suicide, pushed the officer
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Aug 2, 2023, 3:47 PM
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Time will tell. Body cam footage will be released once SLED completes their investigation.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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I saw a very slow moving train hit a car once. They raced it to the crossing. It is not pretty but they lived amazingly
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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RIP young man in Blue. May you rest among the angels. You served valiantly and are a hero to many.
Until Valhalla Matthew!
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 8:27 PM
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Very sad and tragic.
Tgis must have been horrific for the other officer to witness. Thoughts and prayers to the officer's family and the entire Easley police force.
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Viewing that picture of the young man with a caring Spirit emanating from him with so much left to offer this world while knowing he's been taken, hurt. I hope you are at rest, son.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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I was in Easley about noon today. I was at a stop light waiting to turn onto route 8 just south of 123. When the light changed a couple of cars kept coming through the light that was red from the north on route 8 then an unmarked police car came through with his lights on followed by an ambulance also with its lights on but going very slow. As I sat there at the light a procession of somewhere between 30 and 40 (not exaggerating at all) police vehicles from the City of Easley, Pickens County, and unmarked - all with their lights on followed the ambulance through the intersection. The last vehicle in the procession was a fire truck. I knew when I saw this something bad must have happened probably involving a first responder but I didn’t know what had happened until I got home and saw the news. This is so sad. He was just doing his job and trying to help someone. Prayers for his family and all his coworkers and colleagues. 🙏 ☹️
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 5:33 PM
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Thank you for sharing this.
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Prayers for all involved.***
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Aug 2, 2023, 5:39 PM
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Oh no, what terrible news. I'm so very sorry to hear this. And dealing with a mental health crisis seems to be an unfortunate and large part of their jobs these days.
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He was a great kid. Just graduated from the academy and was
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starting his career. He was one of those kids who you could see being the Chief 10-15 years down the road. He was trying to save someone's life while killed in the line of duty.
To the lowlife who say anything in jest on this thread, what if it was your life he was trying to save?
As far as getting paid to work the Clemson games, it's a shame police officers don't get paid enough that they have to take extra gigs to make ends meet.
If you ever enjoyed a Clemson game, you were safer, and got in and out of there easier because of these officers from other jurisdictions that came to help.
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Re: He was a great kid. Just graduated from the academy and was
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Bravo, very good reply sir.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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Will definitely pray for him and his family that is so sad.
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That's terrible.
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I can't imagine how he was hit himself trying to help someone else. Was the other person trying to dead themselves I guess?
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Re: That's terrible.
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Yeah, that would be my guess. Easley PD has not released details probably due to SLED investigating. It sounds like the caller that is in custody was the patient. Maybe the patient wanted to commit suicide by train and the officer saved him and in turn gave up his own life. Time will tell.
Mental Health is such a serious issue in our Country or World for that matter. There is such a stigma with trying to get help sometimes.
Selfless act by the officer.
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Re: That's terrible.
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He's a hero and should be honored as such.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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We throw the label of “Hero” around far too easily these days, but Officer Hare is a bonafide Hero….the real deal.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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continued praters for the family ... officer is a hero
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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RIP my friend.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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That's awful! Prayers for all, and GOD bless all of our Service people and First responders!
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Heard this on the news ...
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very, very sad. Prayers for his family. Very heroic effort by the officer.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends or a stranger.
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Re: Easley Police Officer killed.
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May his loved ones be comforted.
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Thoughts and prayers to his family . Such a terrible event.
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