{"id":21462,"date":"2015-11-27T21:57:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T04:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=21462"},"modified":"2015-11-27T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T04:58:41","slug":"uccs-to-honor-officer-swasey-at-saturday-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=21462","title":{"rendered":"UCCS to honor Officer Swasey at Saturday games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21463\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540.jpg\" alt=\"Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540\" width=\"1140\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540-666x315.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Swasey-homepage-slide-1140x540-150x71.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University of Colorado Colorado Springs basketball teams will observe a moment of silence before the start of each game on Saturday in honor of fallen UCCS Police Officer Garrett Swasey. The teams will play games at 3:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m., at the Gallogly Events Center.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Swasey, 44, responded in support of Colorado Springs Police to an active shooter situation at about 11:50 a.m. Friday. He was killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>UCCS officers are sworn, state-certified police officers. Officer Swasey was a six-year veteran of the UCCS Police Department. He was an active athlete, and a junior national champion and multiple-time national qualifier with U.S. Figure Skating. He was married and father of two children.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak and UCCS police officers will lead the observance.<\/p>\n<p>The Mountain Lion men will play Ottawa at <a href=\"http:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/uccs_mens_basketball_vs_ottawa#.VlkwlIQ1C-I\">3:30 p.m.<\/a>\u00a0The women will follow at <a href=\"http:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/womens_basketball_vs_saint_martins#.VlkwloQ1C-I\">5:30 p.m.<\/a>, against Saint Martin\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2594\">Statement by UCCS Chancellor in re: UCCS officer death<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The University of Colorado Colorado Springs basketball teams will observe a moment of silence before the start of each game on Saturday in honor of fallen UCCS Police Officer Garrett Swasey. 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