The city of Philadelphia is saying goodbye to another officer killed in the line of duty.
Highway Patrol Officer Patrick McDonald, who was slain during a foot pursuit of a wanted fugitive in North Philadelphia on September 23, is being laid to rest Tuesday.
Fellow officers along with Mayor Michael Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey followed a traditional horse-drawn funeral caisson during an early morning procession to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
During an emotional speech looking back at the life of Officer McDonald, Commissioner Ramsey said he has been granted permission to promote 12 officers to the position of sergeant and McDonald is on the list.
Both McDonald’s current badge number and his posthumously awarded sergeant badge number will be retired.
"You earned the wings of a Highway Patrol officer, but now you’ve earned another set of wings, the wings of an angel," Ramsey said.
Following services, a procession will lead Officer McDonald to his final resting place at Resurrection Cemetery.
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