ST. LOUIS – Hundreds of police officers, family, friends and St. Louis community members gathered Saturday to say goodbye to follow fallen St. Louis officer David Lee.
Funeral services, speeches and processions were held Saturday in honor of Lee, an 18-year veteran with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department killed in the line of duty last month.
Crowds gathered to pay respects at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in north St. Louis.
Scroll through the slideshow below for photos from Saturday’s events, provided by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department:
Lee was tragically killed on September 22 while working at a crash site on I-70 eastbound near Grand Boulevard. He was struck by 24-year-old Ramon Chavez-Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant who was allegedly driving drunk.
Authorities say Lee was moving cones when Chavez-Rodriguez lost control of his vehicle, pinning Lee against his patrol car. Lee was rushed to the hospital but died during surgery. Chavez-Rodriguez is now in custody and facing charges.
Saturday’s speakers remembered Lee fondly as a kind man dedicated to helping others. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
Check back later for another story on St. Louis remembering David Lee on Saturday from FOX 2’s Jasmine Huda.
