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Christopher M. Mortensen
- Dec. 27, 2021 -
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Resided: |
PA, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Dec. 27, 2021 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 45 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Wilkes-Barre Police Dept. - PA
15 N. Washington Street Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701 USA (570)826-8106 |
County: | Luzerne |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Sergeant |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Death - Biological |
Weapon Class: | COVID-19 |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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Badge: | 625 |
On The Job: |
20 years
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Bio: Christopher M. Mortensen was born in Reading, the son of Dennis and Geraldine Padamonsky Mortensen.
He was a graduate of Cardinal Brennan High School, Fountain Springs, earned a degree in psychology from Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, and completed the ACT 120 training to become a police officer.
Chris became a Wilkes-Barre City Police Officer. He worked in several areas of department including patrol, he was a K-9 officer and later with the records department. He earned many accolades and rose to the rank of sergeant. He was an active member of the Wyoming Valley FOP Lodge #36, Hanover Twp.
He was a family man and enjoyed his family's events. Whether it was holidays, summer gatherings or just a quiet moment at home, he loved spending time with family. He was especially proud of and was his son's biggest fan. He loved watching Colin play soccer. He would never miss a game and could often be heard cheering from the sidelines. He was also a member and former CCD teacher at St. Elizabeth's Church, Bear Creek. |
Fatal Incident Summary
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No Info
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PA
USA
Mon. Nov. 15, 2021
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Summary: |
Sergeant Christopher Mortensen died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
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COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019.
On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV).
Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed.
After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak.
On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections.
On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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