Community shows support for Falmouth PD after officers injured in shooting

The community went out in waves to show support after two Falmouth Police officers were shot on Friday afternoon.

Officers Donald DeMiranda and Ryan Moore were identified as the two officers shot in Friday's incident, and both are expected to be okay.

The suspect, 21-year-old Malik Antonio Koval, was shot multiple times, and remains hospitalized for his injuries.

Police also arrested Koval's mother, Kimberly Koval and another man, Marcus Maseda, in connection to the shooting.

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Now, in the 24 hours since the officers were shot, the community the department serves has come through to show their appreciation for what they do.

People in the area brought food and well wishes to the department all day long, and even added in some hugs for those that needed them.

"Many of our officers and dispatchers were affected by this, as you can imagine," Falmouth Police Chief Ed Dunne said. "Had a little girl, I don't know how old she was, 10 years old. She came up to me and said, 'Can you use a hug?' Of course."

Congressman Bill Keating comes from a police family, and he was one of the many people who stopped by the Falmouth Police Department on Saturday morning to show support.

"Every call that's answered is inherently dangerous, and we're grateful," Keating said. "But, we need to have greater respect for police, their safety."

In West Falmouth, 9-year-old Joe Ledwick set up shop with a lemonade stand to raise money for Falmouth's finest.

"My parents told me about what happened to the cops on the news," Ledwick said. "I thought, why couldn't I just help them out?"

Business picked up once word got around the neighborhood, and soon Ledwick was letting his mother know he was running low on lemonade.

Halfway through the day, Ledwick got some special visitors at the stand, when Chief Dunne decided to stop by for some refreshments.

"This is very nice, what you're doing," Dunne told Ledwick. "I wanted to come up and thank you very much."

Soon, Ledwick will see Chief Dunne again when he makes the trip to the police station to drop off his earnings on Monday morning.

In the end, Ledwick said it was the least he could do.

"I'm not doing anything, basically," Ledwick said. "They're the ones serving our country and helping us out."

Ledwick says it's his own small way of helping out his heroes, who he one day hopes to join.

"Probably a cop," Ledwick said when asked what he wants to be when he grows up.

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