Updated on June 4, 2021 at 1:42 pm
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Hundreds of firefighters attended a high school graduation ceremony in a powerful display of support for the daughter of a colleague killed earlier this week in a shooting at a fire station.
The eldest daughter of 44-year-old Tory Carlon, a more than 20-year member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, was presented with her father’s turnout jacket before the ceremony. She was wearing the jacket as she crossed the stage at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita to accept her Saugus High School diploma. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
In a strong show of support, colleagues of 44-year-old LA County Fire Department firefighter Tory Carlon attended the graduation ceremony of his daughter.
In a strong show of support, colleagues of 44-year-old LA County Fire Department firefighter Tory Carlon attended the graduation ceremony of his daughter.
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NBC Universal, Inc.
Hundreds of firefighters attended a high school graduation ceremony in a powerful display of support for the daughter of a colleague killed earlier this week in a shooting at a fire station.
The eldest daughter of 44-year-old Tory Carlon, a more than 20-year member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, was presented with her father’s turnout jacket before the ceremony. She was wearing the jacket as she crossed the stage at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita to accept her Saugus High School diploma. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Firefighters, classmates and others in the audience cheered as her name was announced.
Carlon was killed and a fire captain was injured when an off-duty firefighter shot them Tuesday morning at Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce, a Santa Clarita Valley community north of Los Angeles. The father of three daughters was remembered by co-workers as a devoted parent who served as a mentor to younger firefighters.
The fire captain remains hospitalized in critical, but stable, condition.
The shooter later died, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, during a standoff and fire at his home about 10 miles from the fire station in Acton, authorities said.