A Chesapeake lake was officially renamed in honor of a fallen police officer Saturday, as the community gathered for the annual Schock and Shivers 5K and Cold Water Challenge.
Oak Grove Lake is now called Officer Timothy Schock Memorial Lake. The renaming came after Chesapeake City Council voted unanimously in January to honor Officer Timothy Schock, who drowned during a training exercise at the lake in 2011. The event also honors fallen Chesapeake Police Officer Jarrod Shivers, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2008.
The Schock & Shivers 5K and Cold Water Challenge is a Team Chesapeake Law Enforcement United fundraiser. The event benefits the Road to Hope, a 250-mile bike ride that honors fallen officers and remembers survivors. Law Enforcement United is a nonprofit organization that also raises money for COPS Kids Camp, the Officer Down Memorial Page, and Spirit of Blue. Chesapeake Sheriff Wallace Chadwick III serves as the CEO and one of the founders of Law Enforcement United. Sheriff Chadwick previously served as a police officer for the city, said the renaming of the lake carries deep personal meaning for him, as he was there the say Officer Schock died…