DeKalb Officer Killed At Traffic Stop Remembered As A Hero

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December 19th, 2018

A police honor guard carries DeKalb Police Officer Edgar Flores’ casket into All Saints Catholic Church for a funeral service Tuesday in Dunwoody. Flores was shot and killed after making a traffic stop in Decatur last week.

John Bazemore / Associated Press

Family, friends and law enforcement from around the country paid their respects Tuesday to a Georgia police officer slain after a traffic stop.

News outlets report hundreds of people lined the highways as the procession traveled through DeKalb County to the All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody, where the first of two services was held for DeKalb County Police Officer Edgar Flores.

Wounded DeKalb County Police K9 Indi is led to the casket Tuesday by his handler during the funeral service for DeKalb Police Officer Edgar Flores in Dunwoody. Indi was shot while trying to capture a suspect police say shot and killed Flores after making a traffic stop in Decatur. (John Bazemore/Associated Press)

The 24-year-old officer was shot in the head while in pursuit of a man he had pulled over. The suspect, 33-year-old Justin Taylor, was later shot and killed by officers after a brief manhunt.

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