Lt. Gov. Crouch statement regarding
fallen sheriff's deputy John Durm
STATEHOUSE (July 10, 2023) ?The following is a statement from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch on the death of Marion County Sheriff?s Deputy John Durm, who was tragically killed in the line of duty Monday, July 10, 2023.
?The law enforcement family and all of Indiana have suffered yet another tragedy today. Deputy John Durm is the third Hoosier public servant to be killed in the line of duty in the last three weeks. Words cannot express the sorrow I feel for Deputy Durm?s wife and family. I will keep the Eskanzi Hospital staff, the Marion County Sheriff?s Department, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the other first responders and Deputy Durm?s friends and family in my prayers. This is a sad day for Indiana.?
Lt. Gov. Crouch received word of Deputy Durm?s death on her way back to Indianapolis after attending the funeral this morning for Tell City Police Department Sgt. Heather Glenn, who was tragically killed in the line of duty one week ago today, Monday morning, July 3, 2023.
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The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Indiana Senate, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, chairs the Indiana Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force & Indiana Roundtable on Mental Health, and oversees four state agencies.
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