REALLY? "Kentucky Trooper Joseph Ponder Was Killed in Midst of Act of Kindness "| Newser Mobile

Was the officer really trying to find a hotel for the family? Obviously,the shooting is horrific and unjustifiable,but I'm just wondering if the hotel story is fact or fiction.

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