Tyler Moldovan has close ties to a Happy Valley church

Phoenix Police Officer Tyler Moldovan remains on life support in the hospital Thursday after being shot in the line of duty early Tuesday morning. Family friends said they are hoping a miracle might save his life. "He was the perfect child," Cornel Avram, pastor at the Happy Valley Romanian Pentecostal Church, said.

"Tyler is an all-American kid,” Claud Olar, a church member, said. “Very well behaved, hard-working. He's the son you want to have.” Moldovan's father is the church's treasurer. A family and community watched Moldovan grow up, first serving God and then the community.

In March, the 22-year-old became a Phoenix police officer. This May, he became a husband. However, on Tuesday he would be shot 8 times while checking out reports of cars driving erratically near 15th Avenue and Camelback.

”I saw him on Sunday night and to hear about it Tuesday morning...it was a total shock,” Olar said. Friday, the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association will hold a fundraiser to support the family. The event will take place at PLEA headquarters from 10 am to 10 pm. All donations will go towards the family.

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