Family of Raleigh officer killed in mass shooting will get additional benefits

Thursday, February 1, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The family of a Raleigh police officer who was killed in a mass shooting will get additional benefits, according to Raleigh Police Protective Association.



Gabriel Torres was one of the five victims killed by an alleged 15-year-old gunman in the Hedingham neighborhood.
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Initially, it was determined Torres' death was technically not a line of duty death because he was headed to work, which affected his family's ability to get certain benefits.

But a push last year to close this loophole got bipartisan support from lawmakers.

It's called the Officer Gabe Torres Act.
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It expands the eligibility of public safety workers for death benefits when they're killed on their way to work.



The bill is still in committee.
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