Stories Related to Slain Officer Garrett Swasey Recalled At Church Service In Colorado Springs

Garrett Swasey leapt, spun and pirouetted on a lighted screen Sunday as members of Hope Chapel in Colorado Springs whooped and clapped. "What a man!" and "That's our Garrett, you guys!" went shouts from the faithful, as laughter rippled through the sanctuary. Roughly 100 people packed Hope Chapel for a Sunday service that kept a strong focus on the slain officer, who as a church elder had helped to lead Sunday services, strumming a guitar during devotionals and taking turns delivering plain-spoken sermons. After viewing footage from his past life as a champion ice dancer, fellow elders wove in remembrances of Swasey, whose day job was on the police force at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette