Family, friends, local elected officials and law enforcement officers gathered outside the Bustleton Post Office in Northeast Philadelphia Sunday afternoon to officially rename it to honor Temple University Police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald .
Fitzgerald was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 18, 2023, while chasing down a suspect wanted for a series of carjackings.
For his widow, Marissa Fitzgerald, and their four children, this is a way to remember the fallen officer's sacrifice.
"It's incredible to know a post office is going to be named after my husband," Marissa Fitzgerald said. "His legacy is the world to us, and we are always going to make sure that we carry it on."
Pauline Fitzgerald, Christopher Fitzgerald's mother, said this place has special meaning to her.
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