Moszer remembered Monday as a “Cop’s, cop”

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) –   A parade of hundreds of law enforcement vehicles lit up the streets of Fargo with flashing lights Monday en route to the funeral of slain Fargo police officer Jason Moszer.

Slain Fargo police officer Jason Moszer was remembered Monday as a hero who was fulfilling his mission when he was gunned down in a downtown Fargo neighborhood.
 
      Fargo Chief of Police David Todd told thousands of mourners at Scheels Arena Monday, which seats up to 6,000 people,  that Moszer was a “cop’s cop” who was committed to saving others. Todd says Moszer was helping victims of domestic violence and protecting residents from a dangerous person when he was shot and killed.
 
     Todd says police are keeping an empty seat where Moszer sat during briefings. Todd says Moszer’s call sign, “Edward 143,” will no longer be used by Fargo police.
 
     The funeral for Moszer was officiated by the Rev. Kevin Kloster, a onetime Fargo police chaplain. Kloster also performed the wedding ceremony for Moszer and his wife, Rachel.
 
     Kloster says Jason Moszer was “a warrior, a hero, a husband, a father, a son and so much more.”

  Kloster acknowledged the officers who came to support Moszer’s family and called their sight “a moving thing.”
  
     Many of the officers gathered early Monday morning at the Fargodome, where it took 15 minutes for them to clear the parking lot. Other convoys came into the city from different directions.
 
     Police Det. Mario Mora and two other officers drove 12 hours from Elkhart County, Indiana. Mora says  he has talked with officers who came from New York and Texas. He says it makes him proud to be part of law enforcement.
 
     Outside Scheels Arena, a huge American flag was hung between two portable cranes. The Patriot Guard Riders, a volunteer group of flag-carrying motorcycle riders, lined the entrance to the arena. Moszer was an avid motorcycle rider. 

 The 1 hour, 45 minute service ended with both police and military honor guard ceremonies and recreation of officer status checks, the last of which went unanswered from Moszer’s call sign. The recessional song was “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi, which was a favorite among Moszer and his fellow motorcycle enthusiasts.
 
        The funeral was  followed by a 21-mile procession through the Fargo metropolitan area.

 Hundreds of police vehicles from several states and Canada were leading a procession. 
   The procession of officers and first responders  weaved through Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota.
 
     Moszer is the first Fargo officer to die in the line of duty in more than 130 years.