Patrick Zamarripa, 32, was one of the five police officer killed in downtown Dallas. Before the father of two joined the force, he served three tours in Iraq. He was also a huge Texas Ranger fan.
After finding out that Zamarripa was killed in the ambush, Rangers’ third baseman and outfielder Joey Gallo posted a story on Instagram about his encounter with Zamarripa a couple of months ago.
“I’ll never forget how kind and down to earth he was. We ended up having a 15-minute conversation about sports with him. He was an avid Rangers fan. But more importantly, a great person, and family man,” Gallo wrote.
Here’s the post in full: