SEATTLE – More than 1,000 police cars escorted the remains of slain Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton through the streets of Seattle Friday morning to his funeral service at KeyArena.
Seattle police were joined by law enforcement officers from across the country and Canada for the procession, stretching from the University of Washington, past Brenton's East Precinct and through parts of downtown and South Lake Union.
As the procession passed the East Precinct at about 9:37 a.m., officers and brass stood at attention. Mourners stood across the street from the precinct, some with hands over their hearts, fighting back tears of sorrow.
On Denny Way near the Space Needle, two Seattle Fire Department ladder trucks hoisted an American flag, creating an arch with their ladders as the procession passed underneath.
As the procession arrived at KeyArena, hundreds of officers lined the walk from First Avenue to the arena entrance to escort Officer Brenton's remains inside for the funeral.
The funeral is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
City crews dropped hundreds of signs along the procession route. Drivers were not allowed along on the route as the procession passed.
At Ballard Blossom, employees put together colorful flower arrangements for the memorial service at KeyArena. Orders have come in from all over the West Coast - a visual reminder of all the people who've been touched by the loss.
"I don't live very far from where this happened. This is close to everybody's home," said Tajah Downey, florist.
Meanwhile police continue to look for the killer who shot Officer Brenton on Halloween night as he sat in a parked patrol car reviewing a traffic stop with rookie Officer Britt Sweeney, who was wounded. Police are looking for the car from which the shots were fired. It's believed to be a white or beige 1980 to 1983 Datsun 210.
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