PHOTOS: Funeral Procession in Honor of Slain Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley
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Chancey BushJune 29, 2021 | updated 5 years ago
Law enforcement and first responders pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)
Law enforcement and first responders pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Law enforcement and first responders pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Kaitlyn Pomponio, 11, watches as hundreds of law enforcement and first responder vehicles pass by during a funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)The casket of slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Arvada police officer reacts during a funeral procession in honor of slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)A man and woman, who did not want to give their names, pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Law enforcement and first responders pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Skyler Willden, 2, watches as hundreds of law enforcement and first responder vehicles pass by during a funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Army veteran Bill pays his respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Susan Gilmore and her son Gil Gilmore, 10, pay their respects as hundreds of law enforcement and first responder vehicles pass by during a funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Law enforcement and first responders pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza along with bystander Johnny Hurley on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Law enforcement and first responders pay their respects to slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley during a funeral procession in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza along with bystander Johnny Hurley on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Lafayette fire fighter prepares to take down the honor flag after the procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley passed through in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)A funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)A funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)A funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)A funeral procession for slain Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. A funeral was held at the Flatirons Community Church for officer Beesley, who was a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Officer Beesley was killed by a gunman in Olde Town Arvada plaza on June 21, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)