Outside 25th District headquarters, members of the Philadelphia Department, alongside the family of Sgt. Jaime Roman, gathered Wednesday to dedicate a memorial plaque for one of their own killed while serving in the line of duty.
“Part of what we’re trying to do is memorialize them, to keep their legacy alive, to make people understand who they are,” said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel.
On Sept. 10, 2024, Roman died from a gunshot wound he sustained in June during a traffic stop in Kensington. The 31-year-old left behind a wife, a 7-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son who bears his name.
“It’s been very hard, but it means a lot that he continues to get recognized and they continue to keep his name alive, and so it shows his family, it shows me, it shows his son that his death will not go in vain,” said Jazmin Hernandez, Roman’s widow…