COLORADO SPRINGS — On Saturday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace and regulation enforcement officers throughout the county mark a solemn anniversary. On February 5, 2018, El Paso County Detective Micah Flick was killed whereas responding to a carjacking.
That day, Flick and others pursued suspect and identified gang member Manuel Zetina to Murray Hill Residences close to Galley Street and Murray Boulevard.
There, deputies say 19-year-old Zetina fired at Flick, killing him and severely injuring Deputy Scott Stone in addition to Thomas Villanueva – an harmless bystander. Two different individuals, one an EPSO deputy, the opposite a detective with CSPD, had been additionally damage.
Deputies returned hearth, killing Zetina on scene.
Flick, an 11-year veteran, left behind his spouse, Rachael, and their two youngsters.
In an emotional Fb publish, Rachael Flick wrote:
Effing grief.
The physique remembers. This 4th cycle of “rounding the bases” to dwelling plate of Micah’s finish of watch has been distinctive.
Years 1-3 we’re simply fairly solidly painful. Not many breaths between painful anniversaries. Days that was once completely satisfied are actually unhappy with out him. Days which might be unhappy due to his loss of life are unhappy.
This 12 months has introduced lighter days between the heavy ones. I’ve had some power since New Years main into Micah’s heaven birthday subsequent week.
However immediately is a crawl again into mattress, pull the covers over my head, massive fats NOPE. When you’re not a part of the group of the grieving it may be laborious to narrate or perceive the ability grief has to suck you underneath, towards your will.
My to do checklist is asking, the Solar is shining, however my coronary heart is simply too heavy to care. If I can sleep, I’ll, merely to flee consciousness of the hours as they slowly cross. February fifth is coming. And my physique remembers.
Deputy Stone returned to work practically one 12 months after the capturing to doing polygraph evaluation and coaching new recruits. In 2020, Stone instructed FOX21 he’s doing what he can to honor Flick’s reminiscence.
“I truly inform recruits what it was just like the day of the capturing, what I went by way of, what I skilled. What it’s prefer to be in that second of disaster, the place you might lose your life, however you continue to need to battle as a result of there’s different individuals which might be nonetheless in peril,” Stone mentioned on the time. “He can be a hero.”
