On November 27, 2016, 16-year-old junior firefighter Parker Hess was fatally shot inside the Republic Volunteer Fire Company in Redstone Township, Pennsylvania. Hess, a sophomore at Brownsville Area High School, had been passionate about firefighting from a young age, even saving up to purchase his own helmet. On that day, he was in the fire station's business office with 21-year-old fire captain George Matis Jr. Matis removed a 9mm Glock 17 pistol from his holster, which discharged, striking He
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