Tunnel to Towers announces mortgage payoff for Corporal Matthew Snook

Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew “Ty” Snook was shot and killed at the DMV office while working overtime just two days before Christmas.

Now a national charity says it will pay off the mortgage he left behind for his wife and 1-year-old daughter.

Frank Siller, CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, shared the story of the 10-year veteran state trooper’s heroic final moments and announced an initiative to support the family.

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Siller said Snook sacrificed himself by pushing another person to safety and was shot a second time by his attacker, urging them to flee, in what Fox News Channel’s Lawrence Jones described as an “execution-style” murder.

“He’s a hero,” said Siller, who built the Towers Tunnel after losing his brother on 9/11. The nonprofit supports first responders, military service members and their families.

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A state trooper was killed during a shooting at the Delaware DMV on Dec. 23, according to authorities. (WTXF)

“We lost 343 firefighters on 9/11. Our goal next year is 343 mortgage payments,” Siller said on “Fox & Friends.”

“Let this be the first.”

He added that state police aim to pay off Snook’s mortgage by Jan. 5, the day of the funeral.

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Siller said he would visit Snook’s widow, Lauren, to show his support and tell her that “America cares.” He wants the tunnel to be with the Towers [Snook’s family] for the rest of their lives,” not just after their great loss.

Siller also said another widow whose husband was killed in Afghanistan would reach out to Lauren as part of the foundation’s effort to bring Snook’s family into the “Towers Tunnel family.”