Dayton officer shot: Services for DelRio will be held at UD Arena

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

UPDATE @ 5:20 p.m. (Nov. 7): Services, including a public visitation, have been set for Dayton Police detective Jorge DelRio, who died Thursday after he was shot Monday night in the line of duty.

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A public visitation will be held at the University of Dayton Arena from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday.

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His funeral will also be at UD Arena on Tuesday beginning at noon. The final salute will be after the funeral, in the arena parking lot. There will be no graveside service.

A procession of marked and unmarked law enforcement vehicles will accompany the detective’s body back to the funeral home following the funeral and final salute.

Anyone attending the funeral will be required to pass through a magnetometer to enter the arena.

On Wednesday, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said DelRio, who was shot and critically injured Monday, would  not survive his injuries.

He was placed on life support for donation of his organs.

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Thursday morning, several law enforcement officers from various area jurisdictions gathered at Grandview Medical Center to honor DelRio.

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We’ll continue to update this story as new details are made available.

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