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Hundreds Honor Fallen Boston Police Officer Dennis Simmonds

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A Boston police officer is being recognized as the 78th officer killed in the city in the line of duty. He died in April of 2014.

Hundreds of people turned out to honor officer Dennis Simmonds, whose death is linked to injuries he sustained in the manhunt for the Tsarnaev brothers following the Boston Marathon bombings. WBUR's Simón Rios reports on the ceremony.

This segment aired on September 18, 2015.

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