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Orlando police escort fallen officer Kevin Valencia’s son to first day of school

ORLANDO, Fla. — It was an emotional first day of school for some members of the Orlando Police Department.

Once again this year, officers escorted the son of a fallen officer Kevin Valencia to his first day of school.

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Valencia’s son walked to his first day of fifth grade this morning with a uniformed entourage.

Valencia was shot while responding to a hostage situation involving four children back in 2018. He died three years later.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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