Procession held for fallen Yavapai County Sgt. Richard Lopez

A procession was held in Phoenix on Wednesday to honor Yavapai County Sgt. Richard Lopez, who died on Tuesday after being shot in Cordes Lakes.

Several regulation enforcement automobiles lined up close to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office as Lopez’s household started the journey again residence to Prescott Valley. A motorcade made up of Lopez’s relations and first responder automobiles adopted.

Officers from a number of regulation enforcement businesses, corresponding to Scottsdale Police Department, Phoenix Fire Department, Phoenix Police Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, had been in attendance.

All regulation enforcement officers stood in full silence because the motorcade left the world with their arms over their hearts in honor of the fallen deputy.

The procession was to proceed by way of Interstate 17 and State Route 69, ending in Prescott Valley on the Sunrise Funeral Home.

Lopez, a Prescott Valley resident, left a career in administration to work in public security. He had been on the Sheriff’s Office for 14 years, YCSO Sheriff David Rhodes stated. He served as a detective and negotiator on the SWAT group. 

“One of the most impressive things though is he was a regular volunteer with shop with a cop, which is one of our biggest fundraisers for at-risk youth and he never missed that,” Rhodes stated. 

Lopez leaves behind a spouse and two daughters who Rhodes stated had been “absolutely devastated.” He additionally stated their company has been very affected by Lopez’s loss.

“I can’t think of anything low enough to speak of this shooter, of this person who decided to take this life,” Rhodes stated. “We are hurt, our agency is hurting. Absolutely unnecessary.”

Lopez was attempting to detain an individual suspected of theft when he was shot, Rhodes stated in a information convention late Tuesday. It is unclear precisely what led to the taking pictures.