Funeral Services Set for NYPD Officer Brian Moore

A New York Police Department officer who died Monday after being shot in Queens this weekend will be laid to rest Friday.

A wake will be held for Officer Brian Moore on Thursday from 2-4:30 p.m. and 7-9:30 p.m. at the Chapey & Sons Funeral Home located at 20 Hicksville Road in Bethpage. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. James Roman Catholic Church located at 80 Hicksville Road in Seaford. The burial will take place at Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Moore, of Massapequa, died Monday of his injuries after being shot in Queens Village Saturday evening. He was 25 years old. The man accused of shooting him, 35-year-old Demetrius Blackwell, faces a first-degree murder charge.

The young officer is being mourned by police departments, emergency workers, and leaders across the country.

In an emotional press conference Monday, Bratton called Moore “an extraordinary young man” whose death is “a great loss to his family, a great loss to this department, and great loss to this profession and to this city.”

Officers from precincts across the city lined up in a ceremonial salute as Moore’s remains were transported from the hospital Monday afternoon.

“And the family of officers he joined in the NYPD and across the country deserve our gratitude and our prayers — not just today, but every day,” said President Barack Obama at an event in the Bronx Monday, according to the The New York Post. “They’ve got a tough job.”

Moore’s alma mater, Plainedge High School, held a vigil Monday night to honor the memory of the 2007 graduate. A blue sea of more than 1,000 people attended the memorial that was originally planned while Moore was still alive.

“Brian had that eagerness and wanted to get police work done,” said Det. Jason Caputo, according to Newsday. “He seemed destined for detective. His whole family was law enforcement. It was in his genes.”

“He was a young man who wanted to make a difference in the world as a loving son and here in the New York City Police Department,” said Superintendent Edward Salina during the vigil, according to the report.

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