The family of Illinois State Trooper Corey Thompsen has issued a statement after his death in the line-of duty a week ago (Friday).

The 28-year-old Thompsen died of injuries after his motorcycle was struck by another vehicle in Champaign County. The trooper was completing a traffic detail when the accident happened on Leverett Road. Thompsen died at Carle Hospital in Urbana.

Thompsen’s family issued the following statement through ISP:

The Family of Trooper Corey S. Thompsen mourns the loss of their husband, son, brother and friend. We could never begin to thank law enforcement or the thousands from our community who have reached out to us to express their love and support.

To the public, he became a hero on October 18, when he was killed in the line of duty. To his family, he has always been a hero.

Our world has been shattered, and we will never be the same. But we take comfort in knowing that he lived life to the fullest, he loved his family and friends deeply, and he died doing what he loved.

                           “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” – Matthew 5:9

The Thompsen family