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| Funeral service for shot officer | Funeral service for shot officer |
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| Police motorcyclists are escorting the funeral procession of an officer killed while attending a domestic dispute. | Police motorcyclists are escorting the funeral procession of an officer killed while attending a domestic dispute. |
| Pc Richard Gray was shot dead when he was called to an incident in Castlefields, Shrewsbury, during the early hours of 6 May. | Pc Richard Gray was shot dead when he was called to an incident in Castlefields, Shrewsbury, during the early hours of 6 May. |
| The suspected gunman, Peter Medlicott, was also found dead at the address. | The suspected gunman, Peter Medlicott, was also found dead at the address. |
| More than 700 mourners are expected to attend a service at the Abbey Church in Shrewsbury which will be followed by a private burial. | More than 700 mourners are expected to attend a service at the Abbey Church in Shrewsbury which will be followed by a private burial. |
| Lone piper | Lone piper |
| The funeral is being conducted with full police and military honours with the procession passing by Shrewsbury Police Station so colleagues can pay respects. | The funeral is being conducted with full police and military honours with the procession passing by Shrewsbury Police Station so colleagues can pay respects. |
| Pc Gray, who is originally from Dundee, had been commended five times for bravery including recognition for his part in the arrests of two armed men. A lone piper from his former regiment, the Black Watch, will lead the procession along with the West Mercia Constabulary standard bearer. | |
| The service is being conducted by Rev David Mawson, chaplain for the police force's Shropshire division. | The service is being conducted by Rev David Mawson, chaplain for the police force's Shropshire division. |
| Eulogies will be given by a family member, police colleagues and Chief Constable Paul West. | Eulogies will be given by a family member, police colleagues and Chief Constable Paul West. |
| Pc Gray had recently married his long-term partner, Jenny, in a ceremony in Venice last August. | Pc Gray had recently married his long-term partner, Jenny, in a ceremony in Venice last August. |
| He also had two grown-up sons from his first marriage | He also had two grown-up sons from his first marriage |