(Independence, IA) — A statue standing in eastern Iowa honors a fallen Iowa State Patrol trooper. Sergeant Jim Smith was shot and killed in April 2021 after a Grundy Center standoff. Smith lived in Independence and his kids went to Independence High School. The school dedicated a mustang statue near the school’s football stadium to remember the fallen trooper this week. The man who killed Smith was sentenced to serve life in prison without parole.
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