Crime & Safety
Funeral, Fundraiser For Fallen Milwaukee Officer
Officer Her is being laid to rest Monday. His family set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral costs.
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee police officer who was killed on his way home by a speeding car on June 18 is being laid to rest. According to CBS 58, Officer Kou Her will be interred at Milwaukee's Graceland Cemetery.
The officer's family members set up a GoFundMe account to help cover funeral expenses.
"During this horrific, heartbreaking time, we ask if you can help donate for funeral expenses. We appreciate all the help we can get," wrote Her's sister and niece on the GoFundMe page
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Her was 27, CBS reported, and a two-year veteran of the department. He was on his way home from second shift, around 1:30 a.m., when a car hit him at 60th Street and Capitol Drive, causing the fatal injuries.
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As of publishing time, Her's family members raised $21,720 of their $50,000 goal.
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