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Angels Among Us: He Became A State Trooper Because His Father Was Murdered
August 22, 2025 · 8 min
Kyle Ambrose is an officer who lost his own father in the line of duty. Now he's not only serving as a state trooper - but he's helping other survivors as well. Here is his story.
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Kyle Ambrose is an officer who lost his own father in the line of duty. Now he's not only serving as a state trooper - but he's helping other survivors as well. Here is his story. ...more Show the full description Show less Kyle Ambrose is an officer who lost his own father in the line of duty. Now he's not only serving as a state trooper - but he's helping other survivors as well. Here is his story.
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A Legacy of Service and Sacrifice 0:00 I am, Kyle Ambrose. I am a Connecticut state trooper currently. I've been on the job for 5 and a half years now. Definitely rose in the blood. My father was, was a, Springfield police officer, Springfield,0:11 Massachusetts. My uncle is still currently on the job as a sergeant in Springfield, Mass, and I have several cousins that are in the state of Florida as law enforcement officers as well. Unfortunately, in 20 12, June of0:23 20 12, my father was killed in the line of duty. And so ever since then, I have been a member of the organization. It is such a great organization, and they definitely help rebuild,0:35 shatter lives as their, motto states. My father was actually 1 of the funniest people I ever met, and it's I'm not just saying that because he was my father. Literally, any and every person that has ever0:47 met him basically said the same thing. It was such a blast growing up with him. He coached me in pretty much every sport I could imagine, And it was just it was it was a lot of fun because he always had us on our toes in0:58 regards to laughing about any and everything. He, he responded to a, property retrieval. Just a normal, I I guess, if you consider any call normal, that would be it.1:10 Property retrieval for an ax for a TV, it went south, and, unfortunately, the, perpetrator, the suspect turned a gun on him, shot through the apartment1:22 door, striking him 3 times, opened the, door, and shot him 4 more times execution style. I had a bunch of missed calls. I was at the gym. And, I thought it was kinda1:33 random, a bunch of random people calling me that don't usually call me on a daily basis. My mother being 1 of them, obviously. And I finally picked up 1 of her calls, and she said dad's been
1:45 shot. Had no other information other than that, so I'm like, okay. She told me exactly what hospital he was going to. Currently, it was the 1 that I was working at, ironically enough, doing security there. So I got in my
1:56 car, and I that was probably the slowest I've ever driven because I had no idea what to expect. I couldn't really think other than I had no idea. She was obviously tearful, but we
2:08 didn't really know the, extent of his injuries by any means. Nobody really did. So when I get to the hospital, I, see another, Springfield police officer, and I stop and
2:20 ask him if the officer was okay. He gave me such a weird look who is this random kid asking, about a police officer. You know? And he ends up, I end up telling him who I am.
2:32 And he goes, oh, well, they're still working on them. Okay. I pull in, and, all the security guys tell me to park my car wherever I want because, obviously, I know all of them. And, as soon as I get to
2:44 the front, entrance of the ambulance bay, I see my uncle. I see another, another family friend who is also a Springfield police officer standing in the line,
2:55 and he didn't say anything. He had tears in his eyes. He gave me a hug, didn't say anything to me. My uncle gave me a hug, and he goes, I'm sorry.
3:07 As soon as as soon as he said that, I know my dad was dead. So I I broke down right there,
3:20 and it was it was somewhat of a struggle, but then I knew I had to be strong for my mother because my mother was still in the picture. I have an older sister who I had to be strong for as well as,
3:31 my, at the time, my 4 year old niece who lived with my father and my mother and my sister. So I knew I kinda I was now a man of the family, and that was hard to take, but I know I had to be
3:43 strong for. The next few days were just a complete whirlwind. I had no idea what to expect. I had, again, I all I kept thinking about was how am I gonna support this
3:55 family, working part time, going to school, because, again, I'm now the man of the house, and that that was my biggest fear. However, my uncle and everyone else kept reassuring
4:07 me that things were gonna be okay in regards to whether it be the money situation or or whatever, because we had a good strong family tie, which was which definitely helped, as well as the Springfield
4:19 Police Department. They were a huge help, huge asset. And then, again, concerns of police survivors stepping in and kinda lifting us up was, we had so much support throughout the
4:31 state of Massachusetts, throughout the city of Springfield, and pretty much all over. I mean, there is I think they end up being about 6000 cops that showed up for my dad's funeral. So the day of the funeral it
4:42 started bright and early. We showed up we started at the funeral home, which again was right in Springfield, Mass. Everything kinda was in a was in
4:54 a 2 mile radius. So the funeral home, the, church that we're having the ceremony at, and then the cemetery. So everything was right in a row. So there's about probably a
5:06 hundred to 200 officers that walked with with the caravan of with my dad, with ourselves in it from the, funeral home to then the church and then continued
5:18 on to the, to the cemetery. It it was such an outpouring show of emotion in regards to law enforcement. I mean, there's medics there. There's
5:30 fire there. There is it just any any emergency personnel, it was and that that that outlook there for me is the reason I got into the honor guard for the Connecticut State Police
5:42 because I know what it feels like to be on the other side. Just seeing the sea of blue or the representation of law enforcement was very, very impressive, and that's what truly stuck
5:54 out to me. I always planned on going into law enforcement. Essentially, it was really the only thing I knew. I previously to my dad dying, I was studying criminal justice. I had my associate's degree.
6:06 After my dad's passing, I continued on and got my bachelor's. And, eventually, I plan on going a little bit further as well. But, that was really the only thing I ever knew. So, I didn't really
6:18 have much else in mind in regards to a career path. So it was pretty much in my blood. I just knew I didn't really wanna work for the city of Springfield where my dad worked. Same thing. She, it it wasn't a shock to
6:30 her. It wasn't, oh, once my dad died, oh, I now have to do this. No. It was pretty much everything that I knew. I was again, I already had my associates in criminal justice. So she pretty much knew that I was applying to
6:41 departments even previously to my dad dying. At the time, I was 23, so I I've already been applying to jobs and just trying to get my foot in the door somewhere. So she it wasn't a complete shock to her by any means. And
6:53 anytime I talk to her, she always says that she's happy that I made the choice that I made in regards to making myself happy, and that's that's all she truly cares about. If you end up in this group
7:05 in regards to being a survivor, they do amazing work. They're there to support each other. They can relate, generally speaking, to what you're going through. And
7:17 just to have somebody to talk to, even if it's somebody from the other side of the country, they can understand and relate to losing an officer in some capacity. So,
7:29 therefore, you actually have that support system. You actually have someone that can connect with you on a different level. So that right there is huge to me, as well as it's just everybody
7:41 is fantastic in this organization, and they truly have the survivors in their hearts and minds. And that's basically the core value of the concerns of police survivors.
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