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MIAMI (WSVN) - Mourners are preparing to say a final farewell to a fallen police officer.
Miami-Dade Police detective Cesar Echaverry will be laid to rest after a procession at around 9:30 a.m., Wednesday.
The 29-year-old died last week after he was shot while chasing an armed robber in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.
A map of the procession shows the path set to begin at the Vior Funeral Home and travel to LoanDepot Park.
Last Friday, dozens of people gathered in the streets outside of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami to honor Echaverry in a procession.
He was transported from the hospital to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office.
The officer’s casket was draped with the American flag.
A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck carried his body on a brief but ceremonious trip.
Others in the county remembered the 29-year-old, including the Marlins team, who made a baseball jersey with his name on it.
His funeral will be held at 10 a.m. at LoanDepot Park.
“The first choice, of course, was LoanDepot Park,” said a fellow colleague of Echaverry. “Why? Because that’s the home of the Marlins, and he was a baseball enthusiast.”
The five-year veteran of the police force was killed in the line of duty while protecting his community.
He was injured in a shooting that broke out between police officers and an armed robber on Aug. 15.
Echaverry was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center with his family by his side; he passed away two days later.
The Miami-Dade Police Director said Echaverry was born in Hialeah and went up the ranks in the department that led to his position in the Robbery Intervention Detail.
“So, what happens to one of us, happens to us all,” said another colleague. “Our fellow law enforcement partner and brother that fell in the line of duty and that impacts all of us equally.”
Echaverry will be remembered for his love of many things but especially his love for his family and community.
After the funeral service, a private plane will fly his body to Nicaragua, the native country of his parents, where he will finally be put to rest.
The service is open to the public, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., after the procession.
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