Funeral Set for Sheriff's Officer Killed in Afghanistan

The funeral for an is scheduled for Friday in Newark, according to officials.

Staff Sgt. Jorge Oliveira, 33, of Newark, was on his third tour of duty with the New Jersey Army National Guard , according to Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Daugherty, a spokesman for the state's National Guard.

The funeral procession will start at 9:30 a.m. at Buyus Funeral Home in the city's Ironbound neighborhood, where Oliveira lived, and will end at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, about three miles away.

The procession will travel along Ferry, Market, West Market and Norfolk streets. The funeral will follow at the cathedral.

At the time of his death, Oliveira was a detective assigned to the fugitive squad, according to Kevin Lynch, a spokesman with the sheriff's office.

— Staff reports