A police officer was shot and killed in Indy this past week. It has been big news here and apparently has been part of the bigger news of all the violence towards officers in the last couple of weeks. His funeral is Tuesday. I read this in the paper about what to expect at the funeral:
"There will be a horse and there will be boots in the saddle but no rider because the rider has been killed,” Moran said. “They will have his patrol car with the windshield all blacked out, draped with a black cloth."
Then one of the most emotional moments marking the death of their friend and fellow officer will come.
"During the funeral procession they will do his final sign off on the air,” Moran said. “The dispatcher will come on, he will be called to duty and he will be signed off for the final time."
Every officer on patrol will hear the final sign off. Officers from around the country are expected for the funeral, and many will pitch in by taking over IMPD shifts, so the fellow officers can pay their respects.
He was 29. I can't imagine the profound grief his family and friends are experiencing.
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