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#MoCo Online: Remembering Police Officer Luke T. Hoffman

Six years ago today, Police Officer III Luke T. Hoffman died in the line of duty.

David Heyman, Neighbor
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On Thursday, the Montgomery County Police Department paid tribute on Facebook to Police Officer III Luke T. Hoffman.

Hoffman was only 24 and a one-year veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department when he died in the line of duty. He was pursuing a DWI suspect when he was fatally injured in an automobile accident early on April 25, 2007.

Hoffman was promoted from the rank of police officer 1 to that of police officer 3 after his death, according to the county police department's website.

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He was survived by his parents and five siblings.

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