DAYTON — DEA dedicated its new agent academy class of 2022 to Detective Jorge DelRio.
News Center 7 previously reported that Dayton Police once again honored DelRio this year after his service to the department.
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DelRio served 30 years at the Dayton Police Department and an additional 18 years on a DEA Task Force.
DelRio was shot multiple times while serving a search warrant as a part of a DEA Task Force on November 4th, 2019. He remained on life support until his organs could be donated.
He passed away on November 7th, 2019.
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DEA honored the fallen member with a black guidon that read, “In memory of Task Force Officer Jorge R. DelRio.” The class of 2022 ran and marched behind a person carrying this flag, a spokesperson stated.
Some members of DelRio’s family were present at the graduation ceremony where they interacted with the academy class, the spokesperson said.
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