Honoring fallen City Of Detroit Fire Department Fire Captain Franklin Williams with a 1-Mile run carrying the Red Line Flag. Posted by Running 4 Heroes on Tuesday, April 14, 2020

(MDN) – A Florida boy is running one mile for every first responder who dies in the line of duty and raises money in the process.

On Wednesday morning, Zechariah ran a mile for fallen Detroit fire captain Franklin Williams who passed away from COVID-19. Williams leaves behind a wife, seven children and many colleagues in mourning from Engine 44 Ladder 18.

Detroit Fire Capt. Franklin Williams

Donations received go towards purchasing American Flags, which Zechariah runs with. He then presents that specific flag he ran with to the specific first responder family in which he ran for. To learn more go to the website HERE.