On Monday morning, police will escort the body of slain Dallas Police Officer Rogelio Santander from a funeral home to a church. Santander’s funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Rockwall and burial will take place at Restland Cemetery in Dallas.
On Monday morning, police escorted the body of slain Dallas Police Officer Rogelio Santander from a funeral home to a church.
Santander was killed in a shooting last week.
There will be a private Mass and visitation Monday afternoon at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin Guadalupe Catholic Church in downtown Dallas.
Police have issued a traffic advisory for the Tuesday's funeral procession.
Santander's funeral will take place at 11 a.m. in Rockwall and burial will take place at Restland Cemetery in Dallas.
Following the service in Rockwall, a procession will follow to the cemetery in Dallas.
The procession for Santander will go along several busy freeways including Interstate 30, President George Bush Turnpike, U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway), Interstate 635 (LBJ) and Greenville Avenue.
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Police said there will be delays in the area of the procession.
Santander died a day following being shot at a Home Depot in Dallas on April 24. His partner, Officer Crystal Almeida and loss prevention officer Scott Painter were also shot and remain hospitalized.
