YARMOUTH – A solemn procession brought the body of fallen Yarmouth K9 Officer Sean Gannon from the funeral home to St. Puis X Church in South Yarmouth Tuesday afternoon. Traffic was detoured away and those that were on the road pulled over. People lined the route, some saluting and some waving flags as the hearse passed by.
The Yarmouth and Dennis fire departments set their ladder trucks up with a large American Flag draped over Route 28 before the turn onto Station Avenue. Officer Gannon’s cruiser led the procession and numerous cruisers from all over the area lined up behind the hearse. When the procession arrived at the church there was silence other than the drone of a media helicopter overhead. An estimate of at least 5,000 officers were lined up four abreast in the street. The wake ran from 4 to 8 PM. At the family’s request, no cameras will be allowed inside the church. CWN’s John P. Carroll and Jake O’Callaghan were at the church:
Outside the wake for fallen YPD K9 Officer Sean Gannon 4/17/18 from Cape Wide News LLC on Vimeo.
Earlier dozens of officers from the outer Cape arrived at Cape Cod Tech to board buses for the trip to the Church. CWN’s Craig S. Chadwick was there:
At 5:30 PM, Cape Cod observed a moment of silence to honor Officer Gannon. Provincetown Police shared this video of their officers observing the moment:
Provincetown Police observe moment of silence for Ofc. Sean Gannon 4/17/18 from Cape Wide News LLC on Vimeo.
