ATLANTA - Atlanta police officer Shawn Smiley is being laid to rest Saturday, a week after the helicopter he and fellow APD Officer Richard Halford crashed to earth during the search for a missing boy.
A motorcade in honor of Smiley proceeded from Turner Field to the First Baptist Church of Atlanta for the funeral services.
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Many speakers gave tributes to the fallen officers, including Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.