Published January 26. 2018 08:32AM
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of mourners, including law enforcement from around the country, have paid their respects to a deputy U.S. marshal killed while serving a warrant.
The public memorial service was held Thursday for Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Hill’s co-workers accompanied his body while it was driven in a green military vehicle to the scene of the service. Mourners lined the motorcade route, and a large American flag was hoisted on a bridge along the way.
The 45-year-old Hill was shot to death Jan. 18.
A man wanted in Philadelphia opened fire in a Harrisburg home, killing Hill and wounding another officer. The wanted man was himself shot and killed by police.
Hill is a native of Sacramento, California, and attended Warrior Run High School in central Pennsylvania.
Firefighters salute as the procession for Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher Hill’s memorial service drives past in Pennsylvania, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Authorities say a man wanted in Philadelphia shot and killed Hill, then was himself shot to death by police outside a Harrisburg home. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)
The procession for Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher Hill’s memorial service drives past Mountain Road on Route 81 in Pennsylvania, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Authorities say a man wanted in Philadelphia shot and killed Hill, then was himself shot to death by police outside a Harrisburg home. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)
Sarah Moyer of Annville, Pa., wipes back tears as she and her children watch the procession for Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher Hill’s memorial service in Pennsylvania, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Authorities say a man wanted in Philadelphia shot and killed Hill, then was himself shot to death by police outside a Harrisburg home. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 file photo, police stand outside the scene where a gunman opened fire on law enforcement officers serving an arrest warrant, killing Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill, at a home in Harrisburg, Pa. A memorial service to honor Hill was scheduled Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Hershey, Pa. Hill is a U.S. Army veteran and native of Sacramento, California, who served the U.S. Marshals Service for 11 years. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP, File)
FILE - This Aug. 16, 2006, file photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill, shot to death early Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, while serving an arrest warrant inside a home in Harrisburg, Pa. A memorial service to honor Hill was scheduled Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Hershey, Pa. Hill is a U.S. Army veteran and native of Sacramento, California, who served the U.S. Marshals Service for 11 years. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File)