How awful- I’m so sorry your friend died- and for the suffering in your town. May God comfort and ease your pain.
Thank you for your sentiments. Sergeant Ward was a great person, a fantastic father and husband, and a big loss to the sheriff's department and the county.
As it happened, he may have stopped a bigger event that could have been much worse, so in that sense, he was a hero along with Deputy Fox.
I was among those providing assistance at the church to the various law enforcement members and witnessed a female officer crying inconsolably in her car. We are a close-knit region, and there are many affected by this.