The Syracuse Police Department will receive assistance from state troopers to provide security for President Joe Biden's visit on Thursday after voicing concern to Secret Service about its ability to fully cover the job due to the emotional impact associated with the recent killing of a member of its force and Onondaga County sheriff's deputy, and the planning of their services.

In a statement on Tuesday, Syracuse Police Chief Joseph Cecile said the department did not request that Biden postpone his visit to Syracuse. 

"We did, however, in early conversations with the Secret Service, express our concern about SPD’s capacity to adequately cover this detail, as we were grieving the loss of two fallen officers — Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Sheriff Deputy Lt. Michael Hoosock — and planning their services," Cecile said. 

He said all city police personnel that work the president's detail, other than specialty units and some command level leaders, will be on a volunteer basis. 

Cecile thanked "law enforcement partners, and primarily the New York State Police, for offering personnel to this detail and thereby reducing the number of SPD officers required to work."

He said the department was now fully engaged with Secret Service and local law enforcement partners to ensure the president’s visit was seamless.

Biden is visiting Syracuse to discuss the economic impact of the CHIPS and Science Act and the Micron project, the White House said.

Jensen was laid to rest on Saturday, while services were held Monday for Hoosock. 

They were killed April 14 by a gunman opened fire and shot them outside a home in Salina while they were on duty, according to police.