Shop sells shirts to raise $40K for fallen officer’s family

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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2016, file photo, respects are paid to slain police Officer Kenny Moats during a procession in Maryville, Tenn. The nine-year veteran officer was killed Thursday after he was shot while answering a domestic violence call. WBIT-TV reported on Aug 29, 2016, that a local sporting goods store has raised 0,000 for Moats\' family through t-shirt sales. (Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

MARYVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee sporting goods store has raised $40,000 by selling thousands of T-shirts to benefit the family of a fallen police officer.

Maryville Officer Kenny Moats was shot in the neck just above his bulletproof vest while taking cover behind his vehicle Thursday outside a Maryville home.

In the days since the 32-year-old officer’s death, WBIR-TV reports (http://on.wbir.com/2cbDeDW) Pokey’s and Sports has been printing up to 650 T-shirts an hour to raise money for Moats’ wife and three children. The store expects to sell even more.

Moats’ funeral is scheduled for Tuesday night. A man is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault in his death.

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Information from: WBIR-TV, http://www.wbir.com/

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