GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officers, state officials and residents have turned out to remember a fallen Grand Forks police officer. Over 1,000 mourners said goodbye Tuesday to Officer Cody Holte at Ralph Engelstad Arena on the University of North Dakota campus.

Holte was 29 when he was killed in a shootout last week as he helped sheriff’s deputies who were serving eviction papers. Gov. Doug Burgum was among those remembering Holte. Burgum talked about Holte’s service in the National Guard and how proud Holte and his wife, Amanda, were when they attended a UND hockey game with their son, Gunner, now 10 months old. KVRR-TV reports Grand Forks Police Chief Mark Nelson described Holte as someone who had it right, from family and friends to dedication and service.

From our area, attending were Jamestown Mayor, Dwaine Heinrich, Police Chief Scott Edinger and police officers.   From Valley City were Mayor Dave Carlsrud, Police  Chief Phil Hatcher, and police officers.

About 600 law enforcement representatives were in attendance from North Dakota and the upper Midwest, and other areas around the US.