Ceremony honoring July 7 fallen officers scheduled for Friday

This year’s ceremony to honor fallen officers from the July 7, 2016 shooting will be held at Jack Evans Police Headquarters on 1400 S. Lamar Street on Friday, July 6, 2018.

The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. with an interfaith prayer, followed by remarks from Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall, a moment of silence and conclude with a balloon release.

Five officers representing the Dallas Police Department and DART police were killed by a shooter during what was a peaceful march in Downtown Dallas.

The names of the fallen officers are:

Michael J. Smith, Dallas Police Department

Patricio E. Zamarippa, Dallas Police Department

Lorne B. Ahrens, Dallas Police Department

Michael L. Krol, Dallas Police Department

Brent Thompson, DART Police Officer