The Guymon Daily Herald contacted local law enforcement in regards to the Dallas shooting. The following is what they have to say.
“The Guymon Police Department sends prayers to all the families and agencies involved,” said Lt. Jason Bond at Guymon Police Department. “It is very sad that a peace march ended deadly.”
“The march was a protest against the officers and yet when the suspect started shooting, these same officers shielded the protesters from gun fire,” Bond said. “These men and women put their lives second to others and prove it daily. It doesn’t matter if it’s a larger or small department - we all are willing to put our lives second.
“It is very apparent that people are now targeting law enforcement just because of the profession they choose,” Bond said. “Even here in Guymon we have cases that we are very fortunate that have not led to any deaths or serious injuries.”
Sheriff Matt Boley at Texas County Sheriff’s Office, said there’s hardly any words to describe how the department feels for their brothers and sisters in blue and families involved.
“It’s a sad state of affairs,” Boley said. “When there’s no respect for law enforcement, everything is blown up out of proportion.”
“The common factor is race in the whole deal,” Boley said. “It just seems our country has gone away from respecting authority to having absolutely no respect. There’s no respect for police officers, there’s no respect for families … that’s terrible.”
“I would hope that all the law enforcements continue to do the job that they are doing. We have to make split decisions out there on the street. We as police officers, we got into this profession. We know it’s a dangerous profession. We serve the public and there’s not one of us who wouldn’t lay down our lives for an innocent person in this society,” Boley said. “(The shooting is) making us rethink how we approach things. it makes you think you’ve got to be aware of everything. We’ve been taking the steps to remain safe out there. The good thing about this area is we have pro law enforcement people.”
We at the Guymon Daily Herald would like to thank our law enforcement for all they do for our communities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Dallas officers and their families.