Joseph Bergeron was an officer everyone in Maplewood MN knew and loved. He was one to always treat others like he would want to be treated - he was kind, caring, and compassionate with everyone he came in contact with. That Saturday morning he had taken an overtime shift so a fellow co-worker could take the day off to support his children at a school sports event. At the begining of his shift that morning he was advised of an armed carjacking and responded to help find the suspects. While searching he came across two young men on a walking trail. This brief encounter would result in his brutal and sensless murder and a manhunt that would end in another officer hurt, one of the two cop killers shot and killed, and a community in mourning. Sergeant Bergeron was just months away from retirement and left behind his wife Gail and 13 year old twin daughters Allie and Sam. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: https://glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast/ WARNING - Strong language and violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.