North Carolina Commission Grants Fallen Raleigh Officer’s Family Workers’ Compensation After Two-Year Battle
Raleigh, NC — After a prolonged legal battle, the family of a Raleigh police officer who was fatally shot in a 2022 mass shooting has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Officer Gabriel Torres was killed in the line of duty as he was preparing to head to work, a situation that initially led the city to deny his family’s claim for benefits. The tragic events unfolded on Oct. 13, 2022, in the quiet Hedingham neighborhood, …