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Officer training for Jacksonville Guns & Hoses event passes away

A community is grieving after an Orange County corrections officer training for a Jacksonville charity boxing event died Sunday.

Jacksonville Guns and Hoses announced that Sgt. Jerry Haddock from Orlando died at the hospital at 1 a.m.

Haddock had been in critical condition since April 2 after he collapsed after finishing a training session for the upcoming Guns N’ Hoses event.

Guns and Hoses said in a Facebook post that the beloved officer had the "heart of a champion."

It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you that our friend and brother, Sgt. Jerry Haddock, passed away at 1:00am....

Posted by Jacksonville Guns & Hoses on Sunday, April 8, 2018
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