COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A memorial service and procession for El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Peery, who was killed in the line of duty last week, is set for Monday in Colorado Springs.
The service starts at 11 a.m. at New Life Church, located at 11025 Voyager Parkway. Watch a livestream of the ceremony on the 9NEWS YouTube page.
The procession will start immediately after the service, at about 12:30 p.m., starting at the church and ending at the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at 27 East Vermijo Avenue.
Community members are invited to line the streets along the procession route, and drivers should expect delays in the area. The route of the procession is:
- New Life Church parking lot to Cross Peak View
- South on Cross Peak View to Interquest Parkway
- West on Interquest Parkway to Interstate 25
- South on I-25 to Uintah Street
- East on Uintah Street to Nevada Avenue
- South on Nevada Avenue to Vermijo Avenue
- West on Vermijo Avenue to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday to honor Peery.
Peery died on Aug. 7 after deputies responded to a report of shots fired near Ponderosa Drive and Grand Boulevard in Security-Widefield.
He was a six-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office and previously worked as an officer with the Bakersfield Police Department. He also served in the U.S. Army and completed multiple combat tours in Iraq.
Peery is survived by his wife and two children.
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