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PHOENIX – The Fraternal Order of Police conducted a day of fundraising for the family of a fallen Phoenix police officer.

We collected both money and diapers at FOP Lodge 2 — located at 12851 N. 19th Ave., at Sweetwater.

Officer Travis Murphy was gunned down in the line of duty in May, leaving behind a wife and two young children.

His widow is left behind to deal with both the loss of her husband and a significant loss of the family’s income.

“Our goal is to try and raise some money to kind of tide them over and help them out — and, not worry about the mortgage payment and things like that — until they can get back on their feet and live some kind of a normal life again,” said Phoenix Police Officer Dave Hopkins.

The FOP served breakfast, lunch and dinner for a $5 donation.

Murphy’s widow, Danielle, was among those at the pasta dinner that raised more than $38,000 to support the couple’s two young children, Kailee, 2, and infant Cody. The officer’s baby boy was born just two weeks before he was shot and killed during a suspicious-vehicle stop in central Phoenix. The lodge traditionally hosts fundraisers for officers killed or injured in the line of duty.