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GoFundMe Account tops $12k for Metro Officer battling cancer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WMOT)  --  A Nashville Police Officer battling acute leukemia is getting a little love from his fellow officers and from people across the country.

A GoFundMe account has been set up for Officer Brandon Bilbrey who works out of the Madison Precinct. As of this morning the account stands at $12,470 headed toward $50,000.

Bilbrey is a 28-year-old officer with a wife and three children.

The Tennessean reports he’s started what’s being described as an “aggressive treatment plan” at Skyline Medical Center.