Blue light bulbs sold for family of shot & killed in the line of duty COLD SPRINGS, Minnesota police officer Tom Decker - Decker leaves behind 4 young children

PHOTO: The children and former wife of Cold Spring, Minn., police Officer Tom Decker gather in their Sartell, Minn., home Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. Pictured are mother Becky Decker, and children (from left) Jade, Devon, Kelly and Justin. Decker, 31, was killed Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, in what police say was an ambush near Winner's Bar in Cold Spring.

RICHMOND, Minn. — Richmond firefighters are selling blue light bulbs to raise money for the family of a Cold Spring-Richmond police officer who was killed on duty in November.

A St. Cloud Times report says the bulbs cost $5 each, of which $4 will go to memorial funds for Tom Decker.

Richmond firefighter Skip Halvorson says it's important to show community support after such a tragic incident. He hopes people will turn on the blue lights at night to build a sense of community.

Halvorson got the idea from the Douglas County sheriff's department, which raised almost $900 for Decker's family.

Decker was fatally shot behind a downtown bar as he and a partner were checking on a man who was reported to be suicidal. Decker had two sons and two daughters.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

COLD SPRING – Memorial funds have been established at multiple Cold Spring banks in support of the family of slain Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker.

Decker leaves behind a wife and four elementary school-aged children.

You can contribute to the Tom Decker Memorial Fund via three Cold Spring banks:

Mail your check or M.O. to one of the following if you can't stop there yourself.

State Bank of Cold Spring
PO Box 415
401 Main Street
Cold Spring, MN 56320
320-685-8655

The First National Bank of Cold Spring
301 Main Street, P.O. Box 416
Cold Spring, MN  56320
(320) 685-8611

Central Minnesota Credit Union
202 Red River Ave S
Cold Spring, MN 56320
320-685-4007