Vigil for fallen Philadelphia police officer

Saturday, February 13, 2016
LOGAN (WPVI) -- Friends and family, along with dozens of fellow officers, gathered Saturday to remember Philadelphia Police Officer John Pawlowski.

A vigil was held at Broad and Olney in the city's Logan section where Officer Pawlowski was shot and killed seven years ago this month.
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Police say he died while trying to break up a dispute between the man who ended up killing him and a taxi driver.

The shooter has since been sentenced to life in prison.
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