This week, multiple events were held to honor Euclid Police Officer Jacob Derbin, who will be laid to rest on Saturday.
The funeral service for Euclid Police Officer Jacob Derbin will be held Saturday, May 18, at St. Columbkille Church, 6740 Broadview Road, Parma, followed by interment at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cuyahoga Heights.
Church service will begin at 11 a.m.
Derbin was fatally shot in an "ambush" while responding to a disturbance at a home in the 300 block of East 211th Street just before 10 p.m., Saturday.
Derbin's police procession
Law enforcement officers from multiple departments took part in a procession on Monday to escort Derbin's body from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office to the Funeral home.
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Candlelight vigil in Euclid
A vigil was held Tuesday in front of the Euclid Police Department, 545 East 222nd Street.
Vigil at Cuyahoga Heights High School
A vigil was held Thursday evening to remember the officer. Derbin attended that school, where he played football and ran track.
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'He will be missed'
Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer said Derbin had served Euclid residents since July of 2023 with "dedication, honor and professionalism. His kind heart and enormous smile were infectious. He will be missed by all who know him."
The officer's body was escorted from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office to the Euclid Police Department to the funeral home by a police escort on Monday afternoon.
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Family holds wake for Derbin's friends
Derbin's family held a wake for him on Friday at A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home in Middleburg Heights.
