Michigan Firefighter-Iraq Veteran Killed After Targeted by Hit-and-run Driver

Newlywed firefighter and Iraq War veteran, 35, killed in 'deliberate' hit-and-run crash while collecting money for charity 
By ASSOCIATED PRESS and SNEJANA FARBEROV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
9 September 2015

Dennis Rodeman, seven-year veteran of the Lansing Fire Department, was killed Wednesday while taking part in 'Fill The Boot' fundraising campaign
Police say Rodeman and a 22-year-old driver had some words before the firefighter was mowed down by a pickup truck
Witnesses said the driver of the pickup deliberately circled back and plowed into Rodeman as he was collecting money
Suspect was arrested after a foot chase; he is facing charges of murder and felony fleeing and eluding Rodeman had been a US Marine who served a tour of duty in Fallujah, Iraq; he and his wife of two months, Katherine, were expecting their first child

A Michigan firefighter and Iraq War veteran with a baby on the way has died after being deliberately struck by a hit-and-run driver while collecting donations for charity, according to police.

Dennis Rodeman, a seven-year veteran of the Lansing Fire Department, succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital Wednesday evening, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said.

The 35-year-old Rodeman, who also served in the US Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, according to the mayor, was mowed down at around 3.40pm while taking part in the annual 'Fill The Boot' fundraising campaign benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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