MIAMI (WSVN) - Mourners gathered to honor a hero.
A viewing was held Monday for Miami-Dade Police detective Cesar Echaverry.
The public was welcomed to pay their respects at the Vior Funeral Home on Northwest 37th Avenue at Third Street in Miami until 10 p.m.
His funeral will be held Wednesday morning at loanDepot Park, and once again, the public is invited.
Echaverry was shot while chasing a thief last week.
He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died days later.
The thief was shot and killed during the confrontation.
A moving memorial was held for him on Friday, as his body was taken to the medical examiner’s office.
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