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The city of Lehi is coming together today to help out one of their own. A fundraiser is being held to help a police officer who was wounded last month in the line of duty.
It's been nearly three weeks since Capt. Harold Terry was critically injured. He is still in the hospital in fair condition, and today his neighbors got together to show their support for him and his family.
All around town, it is easy to see there is a lot of support for Capt. Terry. He was involved in a traffic stop on June 23. A woman fired two shots at him. He was hit, suffering a serious wound to his head.
As he continues to recover, the community is rallying behind him. Brittney Bird organized the fundraiser at the Lehi Legacy Center. She says, "This hit close to home for all of us here in Lehi. He's been with us for 13 years. He's helped serve and protect, and kept us all safe and sound, and we would wanted to return the favor."
She says she has personally benefited from Capt. Terry's police service and found many others have too. "As soon as we got here, before we could set up, we had people lining up in the gym, and so it's already going really good," Bird says.
From a raffle for a variety of donated items, to the chance to have your picture taken with the woman who holds the Guinness Book of World records for the longest fingernails, people are being very generous.
Capt. Terry's family members came to say thanks, as they continue to hold out hope for his full recovery. It's something Terry's fellow officers appreciate. Lehi police officer Bart Kirkham says, "Lehi City and the community, the citizens, always seem to pull together for the departments in the city and really give us a lot of support, so we are happy to be here to support them as well."
The fundraiser continues until 6 p.m. at the Lehi Legacy Center.
On Aug. 30, the Lehi Police Department is planning a car show fundraiser in Lehi.
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