The video above is from an interview with Trooper Zach Martin in Dec. 2022
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — Law enforcement agencies across North Carolina are mourning the death of a state trooper who fought a battle against cancer.
Master Trooper Zach Martin, 35, of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol died after “a courageous fight with cancer,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.
Martin served as a deputy with Beaufort County for seven years before joining the highway patrol in 2018.
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“We would like to extend our greatest sympathies to Zach’s family at this time,” Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds said. “Zach will always be a part of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Family.”
Martin died Saturday at ECU Health Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, with family by his side.
Martin leaves behind his wife Ginny, and their two sons, Greyson and Lawson, according to the Police Benevolent Foundation.