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Thousands remember slain MIT Officer Sean Collier in memorial run~ Boston
As the air horn sounded at 7 this morning and about 8,800 runners bounded across the starting line of the ninth Run to Remember, MIT Police Sergeant Dave O’Connor stood by in uniform watching.
The half-marathon and 5-mile races, dedicated to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, drew police officers, military personnel, and civilians who gathered to honor the first responders to the Boston Marathon bombings and MIT Police Officer Sean A. Collier, shot and killed in his squad car the night of April 18, allegedly by the bombing suspects.
For the first time, registration for the race exceeded its 10,000 capacity, with 10,800 runners signing up and an estimated 8,800 making the run, according to race director Steve Balfour.
The half-marathon and 5-mile races, dedicated to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, drew police officers, military personnel, and civilians who gathered to honor the first responders to the Boston Marathon bombings and MIT Police Officer Sean A. Collier, shot and killed in his squad car the night of April 18, allegedly by the bombing suspects.
For the first time, registration for the race exceeded its 10,000 capacity, with 10,800 runners signing up and an estimated 8,800 making the run, according to race director Steve Balfour.
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/26/thousands-remember-slain-mit-officer-sean-collier-memorial-run/UkxqLwUKRmIpxFeTDDEVwI/story.html
Rest in peace Sean Collier~
