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5 Colorado Officers Killed In 2012 Added To Memorial

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Five law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in Colorado last year are being honored.

The names of the fallen officers were added to a memorial at the Colorado State Patrol Academy in Golden on Friday. The names of 10 other officers killed in the past, including some from before Colorado became a state, were also added at the ceremony.

Nearly 300 people attended the ceremony, which included a rifle salute.

The officers who died last year are Englewood police detective Jeremy Bitner, Denver police officer Celena Hollis, Colorado Springs police officer Matthew Tyner, Pueblo County Sheriff's Office Capt. Leide William DeFusco and Lakewood police agent James Jeffery Davies.

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