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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. The funeral is taking place of a police officer shot while attending a domestic dispute in Shropshire.
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, originally from Dundee, was shot during an incident in Castlefields, Shrewsbury, on 6 May.
The suspected gunman, Peter Medlicott, was also found dead at the address. The suspected gunman, Peter Medlicott, was later also found dead at the property.
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 attending the service at the Abbey Church in Shrewsbury, which will be followed by a private burial.
The funeral was conducted with full police and military honours.
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The funeral is being conducted with full police and military honours with the procession passing by Shrewsbury Police Station so colleagues can pay respects. West Mercia Police Chief Constable Paul West said Pc Gray "was trusted and reliable".
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. He added: "His expertise was greatly admired and he was always prepared to lead from the front.
The service is being conducted by Rev David Mawson, chaplain for the police force's Shropshire division. Pc Gray married his long-term partner last year
Eulogies will be given by a family member, police colleagues and Chief Constable Paul West. "In short, he was a gentleman, a role model for others and ultimately a hero."
Pc Gray had recently married his long-term partner, Jenny, in a ceremony in Venice last August. Prior to the service, the procession passed by Shrewsbury Police Station so colleagues could pay respects.
He also had two grown-up sons from his first marriage Pc Gray 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, led the procession along with the West Mercia Constabulary standard bearer.
His wife Jenny, whom he married in Venice last August, followed the coffin with 40 marching officers from Shrewsbury police station.
Pc Gray also had two grown-up sons from his first marriage
The service was conducted by Rev David Mawson, chaplain for the police force's Shropshire division.