A little more than three years after Officer Kevin Valencia’s passing, Meghan Valencia smiled tearfully as she watched Orlando police Chief Eric Smith tug at a black sheet covering a marker of her late husband’s legacy. “Officer Kevin Valencia Memorial Highway,” a stretch of South Kirkman Road between Vineland and Conroy roads, was unveiled Wednesday in honor of the Orlando police officer, who .
Orlando unveils road sign honoring Officer Valencia after 2021 death from gunshot wound orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hero cop dies three years after being shot in the head while trying to save kids from killer dad
Dad-of-two Kevin Valencia suffered a life-threatening brain injury when he was shot while trying to save four kids being held hostage by their career criminal dad in 2018
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Officer Valencia never regained full consciousness after being shot while on duty (Image: OrlandoPolice /Twitter)
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Policía de Orlando honra al oficial caído Kevin Valencia como un héroe orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Orlando, FL - Kevin Valencia, an Orlando police officer who was shot by a former Volusia County man during an armed standoff in 2018, has passed away. Back in June of 2018, Officer Valencia was shot and critically injured as he and other Orlan.