On October 8, 2005, Michael Kevin Saffran, a 45-year-old Chesapeake Police Officer and U.S. Navy veteran who had been with the department for 11 months, was killed in the line of duty after responding to a bank robbery in Chesapeake, Virginia. Saffran arrived to find a vehicle fleeing the scene and joined a pursuit that ended when the vehicle crashed at Highway 17 and Yadkin Road.

When officers approached the crashed car, the suspect, 43-year-old Larry D. Blount, emerged with a female hostage. The hostage broke free, then an exchange of gunfire occurred. Both Officer Saffran and the female hostage were struck; Blount was also shot and killed at the scene. Saffran was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he later died. No further arrests were made.

Does anyone have additional details about Officer Saffran’s service or the events that night that could help complete the record?