NYPD officer shooting

Thousands of police officers converged under heavy security Friday for the funeral of a young New York City police officer who was killed on patrol.

Snipers watched from a nearby elementary school roof and authorities imposed a three-mile no-fly zone above a Long Island church where Officer Brian Moore's funeral Mass was held.

The 25-year-old died Monday, two days after he was shot in Queens. He and his partner were in street clothes in an unmarked car and were stopping a man suspected of carrying a handgun when the suspect shot him in the head.

Busloads of officers arrived from as far as California, Louisiana, and Chicago to line the streets outside the church, and more than 200 officers on motorcycles led a procession from a funeral home as officers stood at attention and a police helicopter hovered overhead. Thousands of officers lined up and saluted as a hearse carrying Moore's body headed to the church. As many as 30,000 officers were expected. (AP)


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