WEBVTT >> [SIRENS] MARY: IT’S SCENES LIKE SUNDAY THAT MAKE APRIL HUTCHINS’ HEART SINK. HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN A BIRMINGHAM POLICE OFFICER FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. >> YOU REVERT BACK TO, THIS COULD BE OUR SPOUSE. MARY: AFTER AN OFFICER WAS KILLED OFF-DUTY IN 2014, HUTCHINS FORMED JEFFERSON WOMEN BEHIND THE BADGE. A SUPPORT GROUP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILIES. >> THERE WAS NO SUPPORT GROUPS WITHIN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AREA. THE WIVES COME TOGETHER. WE JUST OFFER PRAYERS FOR EACH OTHER. MARY: TO SEE A LOVED ONE WALK THE THIN BLUE LINE. >> ANYTIME HE LEAVES THE HOUSE AND HE PUTS THAT BADGE ON, HE IS AN AUTOMATIC TARGET. MARY: SHOWING SUPPORT THROUGH MEALS, MEMORIALS, AND VIGILS. A GROUP AGAIN TAKING ACTION AFTER BIRMINGHAM POLICE SERGEANT WYTASHA CARTER DIED ON THE JOB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. >> IT WAS VERY HEARTBREAKING HAVING MY HUSBAND BREAK DOWN BECAUSE HE LOST HIS BROTHER. MARY: A BROTHER BACKED BY THE MEN IN BLUE. AND A GRIEVING FAMILY GIVEN A SHOULDER OF SUPPORT BY A GROUP SUPPORTING THE SHIELD. FLAGS ARE STILL FLYING AT HALF STAFF OUTSIDE BIRMINGHAM CITY HALL FOR SERGEANT CARTER, AND IN THIS SAME SPOT THURSDAY NIGHT,
Jefferson County group works to support law enforcement families
Updated: 10:09 PM CST Jan 17, 2019
Law enforcement officers leave behind families every day and head to work, not knowing whether they'll see them again. Learn how a group of women in Jefferson County came together to show their support for the men and women in blue after a tragic shootiong in 2014WVTM 13 coverage of deadly officer shooting:Funeral plans announced for Sgt. CarterSecurity video shows scene of deadly shootingFOP President talks grieving process for law enforcementMayor: Violent crime "has to be declared a public health crisis"Birmingham police chief speaks about department's lossJefferson County attorney remembers fallen Birmingham officerBirmingham PD North Precinct mourning loss of slain sergeantVIDEO: Birmingham PD salute for slain officer as body leaves hospitalFriends and colleagues remember Birmingham Police Sgt. Wytasha CarterBirmingham police chief, mayor on shooting that left 1 officer dead, another injuredBirmingham police sergeant killed, officer injured after confronting car burglary suspect