Editor's note: This story touches on the subject of suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, you can dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 24/7, visit Colorado Crisis Services, or click here for a list of resources in Colorado.
"He approached me, and he was wearing that police vest as we know. And I said, 'Hey, man, where are you coming from?' And he said Wells Fargo. I didn't piece together that he had just shot out the windows of the Wells Fargo when he ran from our other agents," Ferris recalled. “It's multi-jurisdictional. So I'm thinking is he an undercover Denver guy? Is he a federal agent that was in the area?...
It was the first holiday season Ferris had experienced while going through a divorce. She had just moved into a home alone, and finances were tight. What she experienced working as a law enforcement officer, combined with her personal life and feeling as though she lacked a support system, weighed on her.
“The reality of it is, we all serve a purpose. We may not know it. And you don't know when your purpose is going to come or what it's going to look like, you don't know when those moments will present themselves to really make that difference, have that impact, change somebody's life," said Ferris. “I was fortunate enough to get to serve that purpose. But had I taken myself out of the fight too soon, I wouldn't have been there and other people could have suffered.
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