A large American flag hung over a Raleigh-area Interstate 40 overpass on a rainy Friday evening as first responders took the body of fallen Officer Michael Horan from a Raleigh medical examiner's office back to the Triad.

What You Need To Know

  • Greensboro police took the body of Officer Michael Horan to a funeral home in the Triad area Friday

  • A procession left the medical examiner's office in Raleigh at about 4:48 p.m. and arrived at Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home in Greenboro about 6:08 p.m.

  • First responders formed the procession that traveled along Interstate 40, where overpasses were adorned with large American flags

Different agencies assisted the department in the procession escorting Horan to the Greensboro area, and rows of officers on motorcycles led the line. The procession started at about 4:48 p.m. in Raleigh and ended at about 6:08 p.m. at Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home in Greensboro.

Horan will be laid to rest in Greensboro next month, authorities said.  

Flags hung from firetruck ladders along the procession's route in tribute to the slain officer. First responder truck lights glowed as the procession moved along the interstate, and officials asked the public not to park along highways or stop traffic. 

On the morning of Dec. 23 in Greensboro, Horan died from gunshot wounds he suffered inside a Food Lion grocery store, Greensboro police reported.

He was responding to a call about a man armed with a gun. Tarell Isaac McMillian, 34, was charged with first-degree murder in Horan's killing. 

"We thank Officer Horan for his service to law enforcement, the City of Greensboro, and his community," Greensboro police said Thursday night. "We are proud of him for wearing the badge (#541) and representing this department."

You can support Horan via Back the Blue N.C. here.