CORNELIUS, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A local police department and community is mourning after an officer was tragically killed while on a bike ride with his wife.

Cornelius Police Department Officer Gabriel Stainback and his wife were on a bike ride Saturday afternoon in Concord when they were hit by a vehicle.

Police say he was newly married. "Our deepest condolences are with his family and our entire CPD family. Please keep them in your thoughts during this unimaginable tragedy," CPD wrote on Facebook.

Stainback was sworn into CPD in December of 20224 after being hired as a cadet and going through the BLET program.

Since posting the tragic news on social media, the police department has received hundreds of comments from people showing their love and support for Officer Stainback.

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