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A sunny spring day was the backdrop for a solemn procession as brother and sister officers escorted the late Lebanon police Lt. William Lebo home on Saturday.
Lebo was fatally shot on the afternoon of Thursday, March 31, while responding to a domestic disturbance call in the northern part of the city.
The 63-year-old, 40-year veteran officer would have retired on May 1.
Two other responding officers were shot and remain hospitalized.
The 60-mile procession from Allentown’s Lehigh Valley Hospital to Christman’s Funeral Home on Cumberland Street began at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. It followed I-78 into Lebanon County, then turned onto routes 501 and 422 before entering the city at about 1 p.m.
Social media reports described people turning out in Bethel, Mount Aetna, and Myerstown.
In the city, mourners carrying signs and flags lined Cumberland Street for blocks, waiting hours for the hearse and escort vehicles to arrive.
The procession turned into Christman’s lot where a Lebanon police honor guard, family members, and saluting law enforcement officers were waiting.
A few minutes passed before the flag-draped coffin was removed from the hearse and slowly carried inside.
Afterwards, officers lingered at the scene, hugging and consoling one another.
Funeral details had not been announced at publication time.
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