COMING UP ABBY DAMON. WE’LL SEE YOU SOON. OKLAHOMA LAW ENFORCEMENT MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN TONIGHT. LIEUTENANT BRIAN FUGATE HAS DIED. KOCO CHANTELL NAVARRO JOINS US LIVE WITH HIS STORY. CHANTAL. WE KNOW HE HAD CANCER. LIEUTENANT BRIAN FUGATE HAD PANCREATIC CANCER WHEN HE DIED. HE WAS HERE WITH OHP FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. HE WAS SERVING HIS HOME COUNTY OF ATOKA, AS WELL AS SOME SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL. AND DURING HIS TIME WITH HIGHWAY PATROL, HE WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR HIS WORK. LABOR DAY IS MEANT TO HONOR ALL WORKING PEOPLE, BUT THIS YEAR IT’S ALSO HONORING ONE IN PARTICULAR. HERE IN OKLAHOMA. LIEUTENANT BRIAN FUGATE, OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL CONFIRMED HIS DEATH IN A STATEMENT, SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, IT IS WITH THE HEAVIEST OF HEARTS THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF LIEUTENANT BRIAN FUGATE, NUMBER 183 SERVED THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL FAITHFULLY FOR 18 YEARS. OHP LAST POSTED ABOUT HIM ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO. THAT’S WHEN THE ARREST REPORT SHOWS. THEN TROOPER FUGATE WAS MONITORING THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY THREE AND STATE HIGHWAY 48. FUGATE THEN TRIED STOPPING A SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT, LEADING TO A CHASE, SHOOTING, AND EVENTUALLY CAPTURE OF THE SUSPECT, WHO DIED. OHP SAYS, QUOTE, FOR HIS COURAGE UNDER FIRE AND HIS QUICK AND CORRECT DECISION MAKING IN THIS VOLATILE SITUATION, WHICH INVOLVED MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FUGATE IS HONORED WITH THE CHIEF’S AWARD. OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HONORING HIM TODAY INCLUDE THE GRADY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, WHO’S EXTENDING PRAYERS AND THE HOPEWELL FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO SAYS HIS ABSENCE WILL BE DEEPLY FELT. AND FUGATE FUNERAL SERVICES HAVEN’T BE
Law enforcement agencies remember Oklahoma Highway Patrol lieutenant who died from cancer
Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said Lt. Brian Fugate died on Sunday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Updated: 5:22 PM CDT Sep 2, 2024
Law enforcement is mourning the loss of one of their own after an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper died from pancreatic cancer. Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said Lt. Brian Fugate died on Sunday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He worked with the agency for nearly two decades; and in that time, he was honored for his service. "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Lieutenant Brian Fugate," Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials posted on social media. "Lieutenant Fugate passed away on September 1 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer." The Oklahoma Highway Patrol honored Fugate in May 16 honoring him for his response to an incident from a few months earlier. On March 20, 2016, Fugate and other law enforcement agents were searching for a murder suspect near Pontotoc County. At some point, Fugate spotted the suspect near the junction of State Highway 3 and State Highway 48. Fugate tried pulling over the suspect, but he didn't stop and sparked a pursuit. The suspect fired at Fugate during the pursuit, hitting the trooper's vehicle. Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the suspect eventually crashed and died from his injuries. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppFugate was injured by glass that got into his eye from shots hitting his vehicle. "For his courage under fire and his quick and correct decision making in this volatile situation which involved many law enforcement officers, Trooper Fugate is honored with a Chief’s Award," the Oklahoma Highway Patrol posted in May 2016. On Monday, law enforcement agencies like the Grady County Sheriff's Office honored Fugate and extended its prayers. The Hopewell Fire Department also said Fugate's "absence will be deeply felt." Funeral services for Fugate have not been announced. Top Headlines Emergency crews responding to reported drowning at Lake Thunderbird Victim taken to hospital after overnight fight leads to stabbing in northwest Oklahoma City Oklahoma Highway Patrol mourns death of trooper after battle with pancreatic cancer Labor Day 2024 deals: Prices slashed on major home appliances Feed delivered to ranch where dozens of horses died contained monensin, preliminary tests show
ATOKA, Okla. — Law enforcement is mourning the loss of one of their own after an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper died from pancreatic cancer.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said Lt. Brian Fugate died on Sunday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He worked with the agency for nearly two decades; and in that time, he was honored for his service.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Lieutenant Brian Fugate," Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials posted on social media. "Lieutenant Fugate passed away on September 1 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer."
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol honored Fugate in May 16 honoring him for his response to an incident from a few months earlier.
On March 20, 2016, Fugate and other law enforcement agents were searching for a murder suspect near Pontotoc County.
At some point, Fugate spotted the suspect near the junction of State Highway 3 and State Highway 48. Fugate tried pulling over the suspect, but he didn't stop and sparked a pursuit.
The suspect fired at Fugate during the pursuit, hitting the trooper's vehicle. Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the suspect eventually crashed and died from his injuries.
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Fugate was injured by glass that got into his eye from shots hitting his vehicle.
"For his courage under fire and his quick and correct decision making in this volatile situation which involved many law enforcement officers, Trooper Fugate is honored with a Chief’s Award," the Oklahoma Highway Patrol posted in May 2016.
On Monday, law enforcement agencies like the Grady County Sheriff's Office honored Fugate and extended its prayers. The Hopewell Fire Department also said Fugate's "absence will be deeply felt."
Funeral services for Fugate have not been announced.
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