Shop sells shirts to raise $40K for fallen officer's family
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Tennessee sporting goods store has raised $40,000 by selling thousands of T-shirts to benefit the family of a fallen police officer.
Maryville Officer Kenny Moats was shot in the neck just above his bulletproof vest while taking cover behind his vehicle Thursday outside a Maryville home.
In the days since the 32-year-old officer's death, WBIR-TV reports (http://on.wbir.com/2cbDeDW) Pokey's and Sports has been printing up to 650 T-shirts an hour to raise money for Moats' wife and three children. The store expects to sell even more.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moats' funeral is scheduled for Tuesday night.
The man charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault in his death, Brian Stalans, made his first court appearance Monday and was appointed a public defender.
His next court date was set for Sept. 15.
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Information from: WBIR-TV, http://www.wbir.com/