“There’s a video floating around social media of Charlie as he wraps up a segment on Fox News. His young daughter is waiting just off set and joyfully runs into his embrace at her first opportunity. As we continue to process the heinous act of violence that stole Charlie from this earth, the thing that breaks my heart the most is knowing that young girl will never again feel a hug from her loving father.”

he same time,” said Wortz, R-Quincy. “Thousands attended – police officers from around our state and country, some as far as Texas – came to pay tribute to a man who gave his life in the line of duty to protect his community from harm. As the question is always asked after such a tragedy, ‘Why Bill? Why now?’ His wife, Sarah, answered that question, and it was shared at the funeral: ‘Why not Bill?’ Who better to defend and protect his community than Bill, a man who loved his country, loved to serve, and was more than willing to lay down his life for others?”