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Funeral Takes Place Friday For Fallen Arvada Police Officer Dillon Vakoff
Vakoff was shot and killed in the line of duty earlier last weekend.
ByCBS Denver Staff:
Friends, family and first responders are saying goodbye on Friday to Arvada police officer Dillon Vakoff who died in the line of duty. Vakoff was killed after responding to a disturbance call last weekend.
It happened on Sunday morning on the 6700 block of 51st Avenue. Family members said the disturbance started on Saturday and was a dispute over children. Investigators say the suspect - Sonny Thomas Almanza, 31 - fired a gun and shot a woman and Vakoff at the scene early Sunday morning.
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