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After a valiant fight against COVID-19, he succumbed to this horrible virus this morning. He is survived by his wife and young twin boys. <a href="https://t.co/c4oSTJDzqp">pic.twitter.com/c4oSTJDzqp</a></p>&mdash; Joseph Chacon 👮🏻\u200d♂️ (@Chief_Chacon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chief_Chacon/status/1430632924622331904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2021</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/ckssaoh8t000j3b6zdwbp7rh0@published'}, {'data': {'text': '&quot;Randy was a great officer who gave everything he had for a life of service,&quot; Chacon wrote. &quot;We find ourselves in a heartbreaking situation and we will come through it as as family. 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