The funeral for NYPD officer Rafael Ramos is being held this morning, and thousands are on hand to pay their respects:
About 25,000 police officers from across the country and untold numbers of civilians are expected to fill the streets around a Queens church for the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos, authorities said.
Officer Ramos will be given an “inspector’s funeral,” which entails all of the traditions and pageantry that the New York Police Department brings to bear for an honored member who died in the line of duty.
VP Joe Biden and his wife are also in attendance:
Thousands of people in Glendale for @nypd and Officer Ramos pic.twitter.com/lAgoayHmJw
— Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) December 27, 2014
#NYPD mounted unit officers arrive at the funeral area for #RafaelRamos in Glendale pic.twitter.com/YEycSb5gC9
— Joe Jackson (@joejackson) December 27, 2014
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WATCH LIVE: Funeral for NYPD officer Rafael Ramos shot to death in ambush last week: http://t.co/JLN3nnVMKG pic.twitter.com/5BXJwMUVpy
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) December 27, 2014
WATCH LIVE: Thousands attend NYPD Officer Ramos' funeral http://t.co/jRyIQN020d pic.twitter.com/jnEl62hmjQ
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) December 27, 2014
Thousands of police officers line the streets outside funeral for NYPD officer Rafael Ramos http://t.co/zpIqK9RW7j pic.twitter.com/CfNkb5JnJ6
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 27, 2014
#NYPD Funeral, brotherhood. Copyright NEEWX. pic.twitter.com/8cyBl4IeHX
— NeEmergencyNewsWX (@NeEmergencyNews) December 27, 2014
Heartbroken son of slain NYPD officer wears his hero father's uniform to Brooklyn funeral as thousands of offi … http://t.co/jLpXxlvgRg
— ❌Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ❌ ❤?????? (@BlissTabitha) December 27, 2014
New York: #NYPD slain officer's son, wearing NYPD jacket, arrives at funeral http://t.co/2SwuBvndb4 pic.twitter.com/Nfl3Z5FpNQ" — @NBCNewYork
— Diedra Rodriguez (@deerodriguez) December 27, 2014
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VP Biden and his wife entering church for Funeral for Officer Ramos meeting with mayor and police #nypd pic.twitter.com/oG3Aekrm9m
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 27, 2014
CCPD Officer V. Martinez stands with members of the NYPD during the funeral for Officer Rafael Ramos. pic.twitter.com/hhesCNoEkj
— Corpus Christi PD (@CorpusChristiPD) December 27, 2014
Officer Jimmie Williams and I are in Queens honoring fallen NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos.
pic.twitter.com/QIUNm5NbR9 via @OfcrCadeB— Fairfield, CA Police (@FairfieldPolice) December 27, 2014
In the hours before Officer Ramos' funeral, the memorial where and his partner were killed. pic.twitter.com/4IU7gb51Yd
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) December 27, 2014
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