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Heartwarming: Girl, 5, buys ice cream for officers mourning fallen comrade
By Christine Slusser
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A 5-year-old Kentucky girl is making headlines for a heartwarming good deed: She used her allowance to buy ice cream for state troopers.
Isabella Gregory saw the troopers while eating at McDonald's on Friday. They were heading back from the funeral of Joseph Ponder, a fellow trooper who was shot and killed in the line of duty.
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During a Sept. 13 traffic stop, a man sped off, and Ponder chased after him, according to Kentucky State Police. The suspect, later identified as Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks, reportedly fired into Ponder's cruiser. Ponder died at a nearby hospital, and Johnson-Shanks was shot and killed by police after a manhunt.
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When Isabella learned the troopers' friend had died, she told her mom she wanted to buy them ice cream, WDRB says.
She brought them their treat, and Isbaella's mom snapped a photo. Isabella also wants to invite the troopers to her birthday party in March.
– The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.
Posted by Sarah Yockey on Friday, September 18, 2015
