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A crowd waves to the law enforcement vehicles as they drive by in a procession Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, after the funeral for El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy Micah Flick at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. About a 1,000 people braved the cold and snow to line the southside of Woodmen Road between Powers and Tutt blvds in Colorado Springs, Colo., to pay their respects for the deputy who was killed Feb. 5, 2018. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Hours before Saturday's funeral for El Paso County sheriff's Deputy Micah Flick ended, vehicles began lining the roads where the procession of police and emergency vehicles would pass after the service.
Cars and trucks with hazard lights flashing and exhausts fuming dotted the shoulder of Powers Boulevard. More cars clustered in parking lots near the route and at Woodmen Road and Tutt Boulevard or Research Parkway and Powers Boulevard.
"It's amazing how the community has come together," said 47-year-old Dori Babcock, a former El Paso County sheriff's deputy, as she watched a live-stream of the funeral on her smartphone in a pickup parked near the overpass at Powers and Woodmen. "I'm going to cry my eyes out, but it's going to be an honor to have him pass by me."
Most of the more than 1,000 who came to show their respect to Flick's family and support for local law enforcement agencies coping with the tragic death huddled in their vehicles, undeterred by the first major winter storm to hit the region.
The procession passed and daylight began to fade, snow continued to swirl and temperatures hovered in the midteens. Hundreds of police and emergency vehicles escorted the hearse carrying Flick's body from New Life Church in northern Colorado Springs south on Powers Boulevard to East Woodmen Road to Falcon. From there, the family continued to Eastonville Cemetery in Black Forest for a private burial.
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crowd waves to the law enforcement vehicles as they drive by in a procession Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, after the funeral for El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy Micah Flick at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. About a 1,000 people braved the cold and snow to line the southside of Woodmen Road between Powers and Tutt blvds in Colorado Springs, Colo., to pay their respects for the deputy who was killed Feb. 5, 2018. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
"They put our lives on the line for us," said 61-year-old Tina Terry, who held a bouquet of blue carnations that she said were for the victim's family. "We're going to stand out here - rain, shine, no matter how cold it is."
Law enforcement agencies from Colorado and beyond, including officers from New Mexico and Idaho, took part in the motorcade. There was even a crew from Canada, according to a tweet from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
As the procession passed under the Powers Boulevard overpass on Woodmen Road, people waved American flags, saluted the passing cars and snapped pictures with their smartphones.
One child held a sign that said "Heroes don't wear capes. They wear police uniforms."
A man wearing Army fatigues, who had been waiting in traffic on the opposite side of the road, got out of his car and stood to salute.
Some said they hoped the show of support would combat the negative image of law enforcement officers fostered by headlines about police brutality in recent years.
"We've got their back. Not all of this community is out to get them," said 18-year-old Antonio Butierres while watching the procession just after it crossed under the overpass. He said he hopes to one day become a police officer.
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Patricia Allen, left, and Leanna Allen place their hands over their hearts Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, as they join the crowd of about a 1,000 people who lined Woodmen Road between Powers and Tutt blvds Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, to pay their respects after the funeral for El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy Micah Flick in Colorado Springs, Colo. Flick was killed Feb. 5, 2018. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Others there to pay respects said they had friends or family members who were law enforcement officers.
Kara Tapia, 34, waited for the procession to begin in an SUV with her husband and children on Powers Boulevard across the street from Wolf Ranch subdivision. Her brother is a police officer, she said.
"Every time something like this happens I call to check on my brother and tell him to be extra careful," she said of Flick's death. "It hurts my heart."
The procession ended at Meridian Road. From there, Flick's body was taken to Eastonville Cemetery, where he was buried.
Near Woodmen Road and Powers Boulevard, the crowds thinned as the last of the cars in the procession passed.
"That's the tail end of it, folks," Colorado Springs Police Officer Richard Hunt told the few people still gathered when the final vehicles drove by.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," he said.
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