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Sunday, August 23, 2020
9-year-old boy raises money for Charlotte officer's children battling cancer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 9-year-old is raising money for a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer's children who are both battling cancer.

In 2016, WSOC reported on Jayden Hooker giving free hugs and doughnuts to CMPD. Now, Jayden is painting rocks and selling them to support the children of Officer Frunzi.

Boy in kindergarten scared by unrest gives cops in Charlotte 'free hugs'


Frunzi's two sons have cancer.

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