Charlotte's Finest Legacy

I had the pleasure of volunteering at the 4th Annual "Thin Blue Line 5K Walk/Run" last Saturday. It was my first volunteer event since my volunteer orientation in July. I had the pleasure also of meeting other volunteers who were there for the same reason I was. They were all so sweet and  genuine. I hope our paths will cross again soon. I worked the registration table for a short time and then helped pass out water to the runners at the halfway mark.

The event was sponsored by Charlotte's Finest Legacy Foundation -- a foundation established to honor and remember Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton who were killed in the line of duty on April 1, 2007. The foundation is a scholarship foundation that rewards scholarships to deserving high school seniors who are seeking a career in law enforcement. When you support this foundation, you support future generations of police officers.

For more information on Charlotte's Finest Legacy Foundation, or to make a donation, please visit their website at: www.charlottesfinestlegacy.com

We will never forget.....time will not diminish our respect for these two officers....they gave the ultimate sacrifice.

End of Watch - April 1, 2007
Officer Sean Clark

Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton were responding to what should have been a routine disturbance call for service at the Timber Ridge Apartments near Milton Road in east Charlotte the night of Saturday, March 31, 2007.  They were both shot in the head around 11:15 p.m. while struggling with a suspect in the apartment complex parking lot. They died at Carolinas Medical Center in the early morning hours of April 1, 2007, but not before officers picked up Demeatrius Montgomery, who later was charged with their murder. The suspect was later arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The suspect has five prior convictions for resisting arrest and assaulting a government official. On September 30, 2010, he was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Officer Clark, 34, was hired January 23, 2006 and graduated in the 148th Recruit Class. He was a 1991 graduate of West Mecklenburg High School and had served in the United States Air Force before joining CMPD. He was married, with a 3-1/2 year old son. He and his wife were awaiting the birth of their second son. Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/18829-police-officer-sean-clark#ixzz20cdd4CDY

End of Watch - April 1, 2007
Officer Jeff Shelton

Officers Jeff Shelton and Sean Clark were responding to what should have been

a routine disturbance call for service at the Timber Ridge Apartments near Milton Road in east Charlotte the night of Saturday, March 31, 2007.  They were both shot in the head around 11:15 p.m. while struggling with a suspect in the apartment complex parking lot. They died at Carolinas Medical Center in the early morning hours of April 1, 2007, but not before officers picked up Demeatrius Montgomery, who later was charged with their murder. The suspect was later arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The suspect has five prior convictions for resisting arrest and assaulting a government official. On September 30, 2010, he was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Officer Shelton, 35, was hired February 28, 2001 and graduated in the 136th Recruit Class. Officer Shelton had served with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for six years and was assigned to the North Tryon Division. He is survived by his wife. Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/18830-police-officer-jeff-shelton#ixzz20cZv4LV8

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