Paying respects to a fallen officer

Friday, October 14, 2016

A somber crowd watches Thursday as the funeral procession for St. Louis County police officer Blake Snyder passes through Alton, Illinois, on its way from Chesterfield, Missouri, to a cemetery in Godfrey, Illinois. Snyder, 33, was fatally shot while on duty Oct. 6 after encountering a man accused of causing a disturbance in a suburban St. Louis neighborhood.

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