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[ inaudible ] the gut wrenching words of hostage tonight. Honoring his fallen brother in blue on solemn night in smyrna, delaware. Im chris oconnell. Dawn is off tonight. Steven floyd died when inmates held prison correction officers hostage during a 20hour standoff today state official posthumously floyd to lieutena lieutenant. His grief stricken neighbors, friends and family gathered tonight to remember the hero. Brad sattin live in delaware tonight. Brad you were at what was im sure a heartbreaking vigil. Reporter yeah, chris, it was heartbreaking. In fact this vigil comes at the same time were learning new information coming from the medical examiner tonight that lawsuit floyds death has been ruled a homicide by trauma. Meanwhile organizers expected just a few dozen people to attend tonight. Instead they came by the hundreds. Reporter hundreds turned out to support the family of lieutenant steven floyd at smyrna Regional Park w ....
Of a true delaware hero. Reporter frigid night couldnt keep hundreds from paying their respects to a fallen comrade a fellow corrections officer a loving husband, father and grandfather remembering lieutenant steven floyd. Reporter still badly bruised officer Joshua Wilkinson spoke with lieutenant floyd he was held hostage. His words sent chills through the crowd. My name is officer wilkinson. I was held hostage ing. No, no, no. Youre inside of a fence when you see a man thats been held captive brutally beaten with an inch of his life, it makes a human. Reporter Corrections Officers are family facing a difficult job theyre there for one another. I served in the military with him down at fort stuart. Know him pretty much all my life. So he was a goodman. Reporter balloons released in his memory and his family too shaken to speak was presented with a framed photo. I wor ....
Of a true delaware hero. Reporter frigid night couldnt keep hundreds from paying their respects to a fallen comrade a fellow corrections officer a loving husband, father and grandfather remembering lieutenant steven floyd. Reporter still badly bruised officer Joshua Wilkinson spoke with lieutenant floyd he was held hostage. His words sent chills through the crowd. My name is officer wilkinson. I was held hostage ing. No, no, no. Youre inside of a fence when you see a man thats been held captive brutally beaten with an inch of his life, it makes a human. Reporter Corrections Officers are family facing a difficult job theyre there for one another. I served in the military with him down at fort stuart. Know him pretty much all my life. So he was a goodman. Reporter balloons released in his memory and his family too shaken to speak was presented with a framed photo. I wor ....