Visitation For Officer Amy Caprio Draws Hundreds To Perry Hall

PERRY HALL, MD — Mourners lined up by the hundreds at Schimunek Funeral Home Thursday to pay their respects to Officer Amy Caprio, the officer who died in the line of duty this week. The viewing led to a 10-hour closure of Belair Road near the funeral home.

Caprio's family held a private viewing from 1 to 2 p.m, then received visitors from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, at Schimunek Funeral Home at 9705 Belair Road.

Belair Road was closed from Chapel Road to Honeygo Boulevard from noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 24.

Police were posted on Belair Road to help direct drivers, and signs provided instructions about the detour, diverting traffic to Joppa Road, Chapel Road and Honeygo Boulevard.

Residents as well as those attending the visitation were permitted to travel through Belair Road, according to police.

Here's a map of the road closure from noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 24:

Officer Caprio's funeral service will be on Friday, May 25, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Mountain Christian Church New Life Center at 1802 Mountain Road in Joppa. She will be laid to rest at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens at 200 East Padonia Road in Timonium.

The medical examiner ruled Caprio's death a homicide from traumatic injuries after she was hit by an SUV, according to police.

Authorities said she was responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle on Linwen Way in Perry Hall, where burglaries were also reported on Monday, May 21.

Four Baltimore teens have been charged in her death.

Baltimore County officials say Caprio is the first female officer killed in the line of duty in the Baltimore Police Department's 144-year history.

The 29-year-old officer had been with the department just shy of four years.

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Tributes have cropped up in a show of support for the fallen officer.

This is the memorial for Officer Caprio whose life tragically ended on Monday. My most sincere condolences go to her family and all who knew her. The bouquet I gave to her are in the back, a dozen roses. I wanted white roses but was unable to find any. pic.twitter.com/yNgZUS8l6j
— Samantha Lynn (@everwood_lynn) May 24, 2018

The tributes continue to grow next to where Officer Caprio was killed on Linwen Way. Thanks to Dakota Kurek for taking these pics. @FOXBaltimore pic.twitter.com/tMElJw1n2F
— Joy Lambert (@JoyLambert) May 24, 2018

Main image via Renee Schiavone/Patch.