Thousands of citizens and law enforcement officers from around the country will gather Monday morning at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs to bid farewell to Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Burbridge, who was killed in the line of duty one week ago.
On Sunday the public got a chance to pay their respects during a visitation at the Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home in Council Bluffs.
Deputy Burbridge was shot and killed last Monday and fellow Deputy Pat Morgan was shot and injured as an inmate escaped custody at the Pottawattamie County Jail. He was eventually taken back into custody.
Doors will open for Mid-America Center public seating at 8:30 a.m. Members of the public are asked to enter the center through the West doors. Law enforcement officers attending the service are asked to arrive at the Mid-America Center at 7:30.
An estimated 1,000 law enforcement vehicles are expected to take part in Deputy Burbridge's escort back to the funeral home after Monday's memorial service. The procession is expected to begin between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
The facility is set up to handle 5-thousand people.
The route leaving the Mid-America Center is as follows:
- North on Mid-America Drive
- Turn Eastbound on 23rd Ave
- Follow 23rd Ave to South Expressway (approx. 2.5 miles)
- Turn North on South Expressway (Hwy 192)
- Follow South Expressway and continue Northbound on 6th St.
- Turn West on Kanesville Blvd.
- Follow Kanesville Blvd and continue on W Broadway
- Turn north on N 16th St.
- Proceed north on 16th St until reaching the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home
- Select processional vehicles will pull into the funeral home - Most processional vehicles will disperse at that time
The entire route length is approximately 6.5 miles.
Members of the public are welcome to line sidewalks and show their support. Intersections along the route will be blocked. The traveling public should expect significant delays along the procession route. The procession is expected to last more than one hour.
(Photo: WOWT 6)