The community is helping one family after a fire destroyed their home and killed two loved ones. Author: Malik Jackson Updated: 6:31 AM EDT July 18, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn Family, friends and the community came together in support of a Gatlinburg police officer who lost his daughter and father-in-law after a deadly house fire in May.
A benefit concert took place Saturday night with all proceeds going to the officer s family. We are really just trying to help them get back on their feet, Christina Ferell, a family friend, said.
The community is playing its part in helping a neighbor pick up the pieces of their lives.
SEVIERVILLE â Smokies Stadium will host the Officer Robert Frederick charity softball tournament on Tuesday, July 20, at 6 p.m. in conjunction with the Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office.
Frederick, an officer with the Gatlinburg Police Department, was injured over Memorial Day weekend when his familyâs home was destroyed by a fire that took the life of his daughter Shauna, a recent Gatlinburg-Pittman High School graduate, and his father-in-law, Edmond Davis. The money raised during the event will go to help cover costs the family has endured.
âThe City and the Gatlinburg Police Department are grateful to the Tennessee Smokies and the Jefferson County Sheriffâs Department for organizing this benefit for Officer Frederick and his family. The City still continues to ask for prayers for the family during this difficult time,â said Seth Butler, public information officer.
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SEVIERVILLE — County officials have confirmed the victims of last week’s fatal fire were family members of the Gatlinburg police officer who lived there and was also injured in the