The funeral service for Lakewood Police Officer Nicholas Graham will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at BRAVE Church in Englewood. The officer was 33 and was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 5.
The shooting took place around 6:30 p.m. on an RTD bus. Graham was killed, and three other officers and one bystander were wounded. The officer approached a suspicious man boarding the bus at the intersection of Colfax and Wadsworth. The other wounded officers and the civilian have since been released from the hospital.
The service will be held Thursday, Nov. 12, at BRAVE Church, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., in Englewood. It is open to the public. The Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation is helping coordinate the funeral.
Traffic impacts: Street closures will begin at 7:30 a.m. and last until the end of the ceremony. East Hampden (U.S. 285) will be closed between BRAVE Church and First Plymouth Church UCC during the procession. Residents may line East Hampden Avenue, from South Downing Street to South Monroe Street, to watch the procession. Parking for spectators has been set up at the Englewood Civic Center.
Outside the Lakewood police headquarters, residents are leaving flowers, letters and signs. Other departments are bringing badges and flags. A patrol car parked in front of the building is covered with flowers and keepsakes.
Graham joined the Lakewood Police Department on Jan. 14, 2019. On the major crimes team, he handled 322 cases, the most on the team. He is survived by his wife and 1-year-old child. The Lakewood Police Employee Assistance Fund is accepting donations for the family and for the three wounded officers.
Source: 9News, Denver Post
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