Darren Wright, president of the Washington State Patrol Memorial Foundation, and JC Shah, founder of Beyond the Call of Duty, embrace loved ones of trooper Justin R. Schaffer during a memorial ride to the Chehalis State Patrol office in his honor on Sunday. Schaffer died in March 2020 while attempting to place spike strips on Interstate 5 in Chehalis during a police pursuit. The man who struck him, William David Thompson, is awaiting trial in Lewis County Superior Court. Beyond the Call of Duty is an organization that, through its “End of Watch Ride to Remember” event, recognizes police officers throughout the nation who have died while in the line of duty. Learn more at endofwatchride.com.
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A picture of trooper Justin R. Schaffer is photographed by family during a memorial ride to the Chehalis State Patrol office in his honor put on by Beyond the Call of Duty on Sunday.
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Community members gather to honor trooper Justin R. Schaffer during the Beyond the Call of Duty Ride to Remember 2020 memorial ride to the Chehalis Washington State Patrol office on Sunday.
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A Washington State Patrol patch is displayed on a board next to a message written by family during a memorial ride for fallen trooper Justin R. Schaffer.
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Bowties were placed around a memorial dedicated to trooper Justin R. Schaffer on Sunday in Chehalis.
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Family members of trooper Justin R. Schaffer photograph a memorial wall during the Beyond the Call of Duty Ride to Remember 2020.
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Glenn Schaffer, father of trooper Justin R. Schaffer, embraces a visitor during the Beyond the Call of Duty Ride to Remember 2020 that stopped by the Chehalis Washington State Patrol office in his honor on Sunday.
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Motorcycles line the parking lot of the Chehalis Washington State Patrol office during a memorial ride for trooper Justin R. Schaffer on Sunday.
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Community members gather to honor trooper Justin R. Schaffer during the Beyond the Call of Duty Ride to Remember 2020 memorial ride to the Chehalis Washington State Patrol office in his honor on Sunday.
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Loren Culp, who is part of the motorcycle procession during the Beyond the Call of Duty Ride to Remember 2020 memorial ride, poses for photos at the Chehalis Washington State Patrol office on Sunday.
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