Overview

• Police said over 1,000 people, including hundreds of officers, gathered in the officer’s hometown to pay respects.
• The service was closed to the public but transmitted via loudspeakers outside and to a media center, and the widow’s address was kept private.
• Landespolizeipräsident Thorsten Weiler praised “Simon” as a devoted officer who gave “literally everything” for others’ safety.
• Investigators say the 34-year-old was hit by six shots after the suspect allegedly grabbed a service weapon during an arrest attempt following a gas-station robbery on 21 August in Völklingen.
• A central memorial is scheduled for Friday in Saarbrücken, and the fallen officer leaves a wife and two children.