Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostCrews from Mountain View Fire Rescue salute the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley on the way to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral from Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPeople wave flags for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley by Colorado Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostFirefighters and sheriff's department officers line the street as they take part in a large procession following the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral in Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostCarlos Cortez, 11, front, waves a flag during a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Cortez' sister Lyliana Rickabaugh, 13, holds their cousin Abigail Rickabaugh, 3.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPeople wave flags for hundreds of emergency vehicles that join in a large procession following the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral along CO Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostMembers of the State Sheriff's Mounted Posse line up for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAngi Johnson waves a flag for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley along Colorado Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostHundreds of emergency vehicles join in a large procession following the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral on Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostMembers of the State Sheriff's Mounted Posse line up for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAdrian Nagle waves a flag for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley by Colorado Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostHundreds of emergency vehicles join in a large procession following the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral along Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostArvada firefighters fold a flag for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostArvada firefighters fold a flag after arriving for a funeral procession for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
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Crews from Mountain View Fire Rescue salute the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley on the way to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral from Hwy 7 in Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
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The funeral for slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley started at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette. The service is closed to the public.















