By Police1 Staff
MORRISON, Ill. — After a photo of a police sergeant buying lunch for a homeless man went viral, the man was able to find a home, Good Morning America reported.
On Jan. 2, Alex Fischbach witnessed Sergeant George Depuy handing money to a homeless man for lunch and decided to take a photo. Fischbach posted the picture on Facebook, where it went viral.
(Facebook Image)
“With everyone sharing the original post, it helped this man be noticed and placed somewhere he could stay,” Fischbach told the news site. “It was incredible to see something so compassionate happen right in front of my eyes. It was just a simple reminder that not all cops are bad.”
The man was brought to a shelter by a local pastor and was able to find a safe place to sleep.
Sergeant Depuy declined to be interviewed by the media but the sheriff’s office told GMA he was just doing his job.