For the second time in less than a year, the Greensboro community is mourning the loss of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Flowers, candles and handwritten notes have been placed outside the Greensboro Police Department in honor of Officer Michael Horan,

Officer Michael Horan of Greensboro Police Department was shot and killed while he was responding to a report of a man with Firearms in a Food Lion store, Lawndale Drive in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson released a statement following the death of Officer Michael Horan. “We are all struggling with the tragic loss of Officer Michael Horan, who was a valued and respected member of our Greensboro Police family,