A memorial fund for fallen Stockton Police officer Jimmy Inn is more than halfway toward its goal of $50,000 just hours after being launched.
Inn, 30, was killed in the line of duty Tuesday shortly after arriving at the scene of a domestic disturbance on La Cresta Way in north Stockton.
The Stockton Police Officers Association established the Officer Jimmy Inn Memorial Fund through the Peace Officers Research Association of California to provide financial support to Inn s wife, a fellow Stockton police officer, and their children. Inn is survived by a 7-month-old son, a 12-year-old stepdaughter and a 14-year-old stepson.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the fund has collected nearly $26,000 in donations.
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