Law enforcement agencies hold boat procession for fallen officers Josh Fiallo, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA The Hillsborough River went silent Tuesday night as many gathered to honor the death of Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer Brian Madsen.
Sixteen boats - one for each year Madsen served before he was killed by a wrong-way driver on March 9 - moved down the river in a somber procession. The event was in remembrance of the lives of three officers who were killed this year in Tampa Bay, including Madsen. They lit the river blue with flashing lights as they slowly trolled from the Platt Street Bridge to Armature Works just before 9 p.m.