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She Stood Between a Child and Gunfire: Remembering Jillian Smith

Officer Jillian Michelle Smith of Arlington Police, End of Watch December 28, 2010

Officer Jillian Michelle Smith had completed field training only 15 days before she answered a domestic violence call on December 28, 2010. When an armed attacker returned to the apartment, Jillian placed herself between him and an 11-year-old girl. The child survived. Jillian did not. She was 24 years old, ten days past her birthday, and at the beginning of the career she had wanted since childhood. This Jillian Smith memorial honors… Read more