Memorial Service For Fallen Firefighter To Be Held Saturday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A memorial service for a fallen firefighter has been set for Saturday. Richard Sheltra was killed over the weekend while battling a three-alarm fire at a shopping center in Pineville.

Sheltra’s memorial service will be held at Forest Hill Church on Park Road at 12pm Saturday.

Sheltra was a volunteer firefighter with Pineville Volunteer Fire Department.  He was awarded the Rookie of the Year Firefighter award in 2015.

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