Local first responders turned out in force Monday for the funeral of the young son of one of their own who was killed in a freak accident last week in Gainesville.
22-month-old Knox Skelton, the son of Gainesville fireman Sam Skelton and his wife, Kianna, died when he and his father were struck by a car that jumped a curb in front of a row of stores at an eastside shopping center.
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“Members of the Gainesville Police Department joined our brothers and sisters with the Gainesville Fire Department in solidarity, offering support and standing together during this heartbreaking time,” a police department Facebook posting reads.
“Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Skelton family and all those grieving the loss of little Knox. We stand united with our Gainesville Fire Department family as we honor his life and support one another through this unimaginable loss.”