VIVIAN, La. – Hearts are heavy in Vivian today as c ommunity members are processing the loss of 25-year-old police officer Marc Brock, who was killed Friday night while executing a warrant.

Brock, a son, friend, fiancé , coach and pillar of the community, was killed in the line of duty. The tragedy left his loved ones stunned.

“I never thought I would lose my son at 25 years old,” said Demario Thomas, Brock’s father. “I knew what he was doing was dangerous, but I never thought it would hit me like this.”

Thomas said being a police officer was Brock’s dream.

“ I’m hurt. I was mad, but not as much as I was before. I can’t be disappointed about anything because he got to live his dream,” Thomas said.

In response to his death, the

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