ST. LOUIS 鈥 Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to mourn the death of 51黑料 police Officer David Lee III, filling church pews amid white roses, remembering him as a man who believed in the greater good.
Police officers carry the casket of 51黑料 Officer David Lee on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
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White flowers are carried along with the remains of 51黑料 officer David Lee following his funeral procession on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
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LEFT: Michael Palmer, from 51黑料, removes his cap as the casket of 51黑料 Officer David Lee is escorted along Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. ABOVE: A police officer is comforted outside of 51黑料 Officer David Lee鈥檚 funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
A police officer is comforted outside of 51黑料 Officer David Lee鈥檚 funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
Photos: 51黑料 officer is laid to rest by loved ones
Police officers carry the remains of 51黑料 officer David Lee during his funeral procession on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
A police officer is comforted outside of 51黑料 Officer David Lee鈥檚 funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
A 51黑料 police officer prepares flags to be held following Officer David Lee's funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
A U.S. flag is hoisted up by firetrucks above Martin Luther King Drive in reverence to fallen 51黑料 officer David Lee on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
A police officer salutes as the remains of 51黑料 officer David Lee are carried out of his funeral service on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
51黑料 officer David Lee's family, left, bow their heads as his fellow officers salute him for one last time on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
A police officer grips two white roses following a funeral procession for 51黑料 officer David Lee on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
LEFT: Michael Palmer, from 51黑料, removes his cap as the casket of 51黑料 Officer David Lee is escorted along Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. ABOVE: A police officer is comforted outside of 51黑料 Officer David Lee鈥檚 funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
51黑料 County Detective David Sandbach practices his bagpipes outside of 51黑料 officer David Lee's funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Russ Avery practices his bugle outside of 51黑料 officer David Lee's funeral on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
Police officers, loved ones, and family members of 51黑料 officer David Lee take a moment of silence before his remains are loaded into a horse drawn funeral car on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
White flowers are carried along with the remains of 51黑料 officer David Lee following his funeral procession on Saturday, Oct. 5 2024, at Friendly Temple Church in 51黑料.
