In a show of support, the Kingfisher community is coming together to help El Reno Police Sgt. Thomas Duran, who remains hospitalized in critical condition after a hit and run early Friday morning.

At Jacket Express, a local convenience store, donations are being collected at the register for Duran, a regular customer known and loved by staff.

“We’ll do this as long as we can,” said Marie Sisk, who works at the store. “I was heartbroken because he is the best guy you could ever meet.”

Dash cam footage from Duran’s patrol vehicle captured the suspect’s dark-colored Chevy Malibu, which was later found by police. Investigators say Duran had pulled over to help a citizen. That same citizen used the officer’s handheld radio to call dispatch.

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