NEW YORK STATE (WENY) -- The two police officers who were killed in a city outside of Syracuse on Sunday night are receiving support from around the state, including here in the Southern Tier. Members from the Chemung and Steuben County Sheriff's Office plan to go to the funerals to show their support.
"In the law enforcement community, it's a pretty tight-knit group. Typically phones are ringing as soon as something happens... What affects one police officer in the state of New York affects us all," said Steuben County Sheriff, Jim Allard.
What started as a suspicious vehicle report ended in a gun battle between police and an armed suspect on Sunday evening in Salina, N.Y. The incident came to an end when Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Michael Hoosock lost their lives in the line of duty.
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When their funerals are held, agencies from across the Southern Tier plan to attend their services to show support.
"Although Syracuse is [about two] hours away, it's still close enough. The brotherhood goes throughout the country and generally, when something hits very close to home, you always try to attend and show your support to the agency, and certainly to the family of the fallen officers," said Chemung County Sheriff, Bill Schrom.
While police can't train for every situation that could happen, officers understand they can be killed in the line of duty. Sheriff Schrom and Sheriff Allard agree that training is crucial, and complacency can be dangerous.
"You do as much training as you can, to keep people as sharp as you can, and you're constantly reminding your men and women to be safe out there until you assess that there's not a threat. Always treat it as if there's a threat," said Sheriff Schrom.
Sheriff Allard added, "[One] of the things we teach is there's no such thing as a routine call. Every call is unique and in every call, there's a firearm there whether we bring it or somebody else brings it. Every call has the opportunity to turn into something unexpected. [It's] part of the job. You take that on when you take this job, knowing that bad things can happen... We know in the back of our mind, [that] any day could be that day."
According to CNY Central, hundreds of people lined the streets Tuesday morning as Officer Jensen's body left the Medical Examiner's Office to be taken back to a funeral home in Rome, N.Y.
Elmira Police Chief Kristen Thorne had this to say about his department offering support:
"The Elmira Police Department is looking to have Officers from the Elmira Police Department attend funeral services for the two fallen officers. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Syracuse Police Department and the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office. Sending Officers to the services is a way to express our support during this time."