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Funeral procession for slain CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. arrives at Riverside church

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A procession carrying the body of California Highway Patrol Officer Andre Moye Jr., shot during during a traffic stop last week, has arrived Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, at the church where fellow officers and members of the public will pay tribute to the fallen officer.

The procession arrived at Harvest Christan Fellowship Church at 7:55 a.m., minutes after departing Acheson & Graham Mortuary on Magnolia Avenue. Hundreds of motor officers had followed it.

Supporters were lined up along the route, including Dave DeMartino, 71, of Mira Lima who held an American flag.

DeMartino’s son is a motorcycle officer.

“Over driving in the carpool lane, a guy loses his life?” DeMartino said, referring to Moye having apparently pulled over the shooter for driving solo in a carpool lane.

Live coverage: Funeral of CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr.

A funeral service is set to start at 10 a.m. for Moye, a 34-year-old motorcycle officer from Moreno Valley.

  • CHP officers offer a salute as the casket is escorted to the hearse to begin the procession from the mortuary to the church for the funeral of CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • The casket of CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. is escorted to the hearse as they prepare to begin the procession from the mortuary to the church for the funeral on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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  • A CHP officer is comforted as they prepare to begin the procession from the mortuary to the church for the funeral of CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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A three-year veteran of the department, Moye was known as a giving and caring person, CHP officials said last week. He is survived by his wife, Sara, father, mother, stepfather, brothers and sisters.

Officers from all over the country are expected for the memorial service, which will be the second held at the Riverside church campus this year. Law enforcement officers paid their final respects to CHP Sgt. Steve Licon, who authorities said was mowed down by a drunk driver as Licon wrote a traffic ticket on the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore on April 6.

The 2,800-seat sanctuary was filled to capacity for Licon’s memorial, while additional mourners sat on chairs on a hillside watching the tribute on a screen.

Moye’s interment following the ceremony will be private.

The CAHP Credit Union has set up a memorial fund for Moye’s family: Donations can be made online at www.cahpcu.org/OfficerAndreMoyeJrMemorialFund or mailed to: Officer Andre Moye Jr. Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 276507, Sacramento, CA 95827.