Funeral procession for slain CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. arrives at Riverside church
Funeral procession for slain CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. arrives at Riverside church
by Ryan Hagen
A procession carrying the body of California Highway Patrol Officer Andre Moye Jr., shot during during a traffic stop last week, has arrived Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, at the church where fellow officers and members of the public will pay tribute to the fallen officer.
The procession arrived at Harvest Christan Fellowship Church at 7:55 a.m., minutes after departing Acheson & Graham Mortuary on Magnolia Avenue. Hundreds of motor officers had followed it.
Supporters were lined up along the route, including Dave DeMartino, 71, of Mira Lima who held an American flag.
DeMartino’s son is a motorcycle officer.
“Over driving in the carpool lane, a guy loses his life?” DeMartino said, referring to Moye having apparently pulling over the shooter for driving solo in the carpool lane.
A funeral service is set to start at 10 a.m. for Moye, a 34-year-old motorcycle officer from Moreno Valley.
A large contingent of motorcycle police officers from Whittier, Garden Grove and Santa Ana police departments — up to this moment— have arrived at Harvest Christian Fellowship as part of memorial service honors for slain CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. pic.twitter.com/LQsuqvUgYD
— Richard K. De Atley (@RKDeAtley) August 20, 2019
A three-year veteran of the department, Moye was known as a giving and caring person, CHP officials said last week. He is survived by his wife, Sara, father, mother, stepfather, brothers and sisters.
Officers from all over the country are expected for the memorial service, which will be the second held at the Riverside church campus this year. Law enforcement officers paid their final respects to CHP Sgt. Steve Licon, who authorities said was mowed down by a drunk driver as Licon wrote a traffic ticket on the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore on April 6.
Riverside fire Truck 13 is one of two that posted what’s called the garrison flag. Truck 13 (but not this crew) responded to the shooting that killed CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. pic.twitter.com/IRv7yMwZJ1
— Brian Rokos (@Brian_Rokos) August 20, 2019
The 2,800-seat sanctuary was filled to capacity for Licon’s memorial, while additional mourners sat on chairs on a hillside watching the tribute on a screen.
Moye’s interment following the ceremony will be private.
The CAHP Credit Union has set up a memorial fund for Moye’s family: Donations can be made online at www.cahpcu.org/OfficerAndreMoyeJrMemorialFund or mailed to: Officer Andre Moye Jr. Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 276507, Sacramento, CA 95827.
All credit goes to Ryan Hagen
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