Public viewings and a funeral service for slain Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez will take place on Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 24.
On Monday, Oct. 23, at 4:45 p.m., a Commander’s march will start at Archbishop Ryan High School on 11201 Academy Road and end at the Givnish Funeral Home on 10975 Academy Road in Philadelphia.
On Tuesday, Oct. 24, another public viewing for the general public will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of S.S. Peter and Paul on 1723 Race Street in Philadelphia. All 3 suspects in murder of Officer Richard Mendez now in custody, officials say Officer Mendez and Officer Raul Ortiz – both assigned to the Airport Unit – were both shot when they tried to thwart four men who were breaking into a vehicle in a parking garage at Philadelphia International Airport on Oct. 12, investigators said.One of the four men, 18-year-old Jesús Hernán Madera Durán, was also shot during the incident and later died from his injuries.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Philadelphia Councilmember Quetcy Lozada read a statement on behalf of Officer Mendez’s family.
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