Officer Madsen was a husband and father of three.
Author: Courtney Robinson
Updated: 6:43 AM EDT March 16, 2021
TAMPA, Fla. — On Tuesday, family, friends, the Tampa Bay community, and fellow law enforcement officers from across the country will pay their final respects to fallen Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen.
There was much more to the hero behind the badge.
Madsen was a husband and father of three. He was a combat military veteran who served in the United States Marines and United States Army. His career spanned from 1994 to 2012.
He served three combat tours and was seriously wounded in an IED attack during one deployment.