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| Mourners pay respects to slain Prince William officer | |
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| Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the Washington region turned out Tuesday to pay respects to slain Prince William County police officer Ashley Guindon, who was shot and killed just one day after she was sworn in. | |
| Before the viewing even began at Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge at 10 a.m., a long line of officers wearing dress uniforms stretched around the church. A massive American flag strung from the ladders of two fire trucks hung over one entrance to the church parking lot. | |
| At another, mounted officers lined the route beneath cloudless blue skies. Near the church’s entrance, K-9 units stood ready with their handlers. At 10 a.m., church bells rang and officers began quietly filing into the church for Guindon’s viewing. | |
| Guindon was killed on her first day on the street when she and two fellow officers were summoned to a Woodbridge home in the early evening for a domestic dispute. Ronald W. Hamilton, 32, an Army staff sergeant, allegedly opened fire on Guindon and the two other officers as they approached the front door to his and wife’s home. | |
| [Police officer slain during her first day on the street] | [Police officer slain during her first day on the street] |
| Guindon died of her wounds; the two other officers were shot but are expected to recover. Hamilton’s wife, Crystal Hamilton, 29, who had called 911, was found dead inside the home and was shot before officers arrived. Their 11-year-old son, who celebrated his birthday Wednesday, had sprinted to a neighbor’s home. | Guindon died of her wounds; the two other officers were shot but are expected to recover. Hamilton’s wife, Crystal Hamilton, 29, who had called 911, was found dead inside the home and was shot before officers arrived. Their 11-year-old son, who celebrated his birthday Wednesday, had sprinted to a neighbor’s home. |
| On Monday, Hamilton was held without bond. Charging documents say that Hamilton confessed to the shootings. Prince William County’s chief prosecutor Paul Ebert said he would probably pursue a capital murder charge, which may carry the death penalty. | On Monday, Hamilton was held without bond. Charging documents say that Hamilton confessed to the shootings. Prince William County’s chief prosecutor Paul Ebert said he would probably pursue a capital murder charge, which may carry the death penalty. |
| John Kerr, a retired FBI agent from Woodbridge, was one of about 10 members of the Strength and Honor Motorcycle Club that showed up clad in leathers and chains, and with their motorbikes. Many in the group, made of up active-duty and retired police and military officers, took off work. | |
| “It’s such a tragedy for the family to go through on the first day, the first hour,” Kerr said. “We wanted them to know they are not alone.” |