ST. LOUIS – Police officers and St. Louis community members will gather Saturday to bid farewell to fallen St. Louis officer David Lee. Funeral services are set for Saturday.
Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
The church will host a visitation at the church from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be a police escort for Lee from the church to his burial site around 3 p.m. Saturday.
FOX 2 is planning to carry a live feed of the funeral services on this web story on Saturday afternoon. Check back for updates.
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.
Lee was an 18-year veteran with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
