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WMC Supports Family of Fallen Officer


Topic: Community-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 6/7/2016

Raycom’s NBC affiliate WMC-TV Memphis partnered with the Memphis Police Department (MPD) to support the family of Police Officer Verdell Smith, who was killed in the line of duty on June 4. In 12 hours on June 7, WMC and MPD staff members raised $43,000 in front of the WMC studio.



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