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Community and family remember life of Metro Lt. Erik Lloyd

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Community and family remember life of Metro Lt. Erik Lloyd
Community and family remember life of Metro Lt. Erik Lloyd

Remembering a man who gave so much of himself.

Community members paid tribute Wednesday to Metro police lieutenant Erik Lloyd.

He died after a battle with COVID-19 last month.

Jeremy Chen reports.

AND I'M TODD QUINONES.TODAY...COMMUNITY MEMBERS PAID TRIBUTETO METRO POLICE LIEUTENANT ERIKLLOYD.HE DIED AFTER A BATTLE WITHCOVID-19 LAST MONTH.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN HAS MORE ON A DAYCELEBRATING AND HONORING HISLIFEA SOMBER MOMENT AS METROLIEUTENANT ERIK LLOYD'S CASKETIS LIFTED ONTO THE BACK OF ATRUCK.HIS WIFE...MINNDIE LLOYD FIGHTING BACKTEARS AS SHE SPENDS A MOMENTWITH HER HUSBAND.((NATS)) METRO POLICE LEAD APROCESSION FOR LIEUTENANT LLOYDDOWN THE STRIP- WITH MARQUEESHONORING HISSERVICE.THEY ESCORTED THE CASKET TO APUBLIC SERVICE AT CENTRALCHRISTIAN CHURCH.THERE HE WAS GREETED WITHRESPECT.INSIDE...HIS WIFE SPOKE ABOUT THEIR FONDMEMORIES...AND THE PAIN OF HER LOSS."MY FRIEND GOT THAT TICKET TOHEAVEN AND HE DID SO MUCH GOODTHINGS FOR EVERYONE." SHERECOGNIZED HIS CHARTIABLE WORKINVOLVING CHILDREN."HE REALLY LOVED THAT CHILDRENIN THE COMMUNITY WERE DRESSEDOR HAD SHOES ON." LIEUTENANTLLOYD WORKED DILIGENTLY ASPRESIDENT OF THE INJURED POLICEOFFICERS FUND-ENSURING THEFAMILY OF FALLEN OR INJUREDOFFICERS WOULD GET THE HELPTHEY NEEDED.METRO SHERIFF JOE LOMBARDOCALLING HIM A MAN OFCHARACTER."WE'LL NEVER KNOW ALL OF THESMALL ACTS THROUGHOUT ERIK'SCAREER, BUT WE DO KNOW IFREMARKABLE CHARACTER SHOWEDTHROUGH HIS DEDICATION ANDBENEVOLENCE." BENEVOLENCE THATWILL BE REMEMBERED BY THECOMMUNITY.LIEUTENANT LLOYD'S FINALRESTING PLACE--- THE PALMNORTHWEST CEMETARY IN NORTHWESTLAS VEGAS.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWSNATS OF RAINOUR DRY SPELL IS OVER!RAIN...

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