Timeline on the funerals held for slain Fredericton officers, Saturday afternoon:
3:35 p.m.
The regimental funeral for two police officers killed in the line of duty has officially ended.
Hearses carrying the bodies of Constables Robb Costello and Sara Burns have pulled away from the Aitken Centre at the University of New Brunswick.
Thousands of police officers and first responders took part in the procession and funeral for Costello and Burns, who were killed last week in an attack that also left two civilians dead.
Loved ones, colleagues and dignitaries spoke at the ceremony, and there was a common theme in every speech: the kindness and compassion of the two officers.
The alleged shooter, 48-year-old Matthew Vincent Raymond, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in their deaths, and those of Bobbie Lee Wright and Donnie Robichaud.
Raymond will appear in court Aug. 27.
3:20 p.m.
Officers lifted the Canadian flags off of Costello's and Burns's caskets and carefully folded them to present to their families, along with their police hats.
Attendees watched on in silence as pallbearers carried the caskets out of the stadium.
2:50 p.m.
Fredericton Police Chief Leanne Fitch says the deaths have shaken the small city to its core and ``created a ripple effect that stretches out as far as the ocean is deep.''
Her voice shook several time as she spoke about her work with the two officers, saying both Costello and Burns died as heroes.
She says this is not a time for anger, and that the community needs to ``get better, not bitter.''
2:30 p.m.
New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor says today is both a time of great sadness and a time to honour all police officers and first responders.
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau says officers constantly demonstrate high levels of courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to go above and beyond, often putting themselves in harm's way to protect their communities.
She says the city will not forget the sacrifices officers make in the line of duty.
2:10 p.m.
A family friend of Const. Robb Costello says the fallen officer took great pride in his work and described being a police officer as his lifelong passion.
Greg Morris says Costello was a kind and compassionate man who loved his mother, once spending two days with her while she was in the hospital.
He says Costello also loved basketball, even though he wasn't very good at it.
Morris told Costello's two daughters that their father would ``be proud of the remarkable women they're becoming.''
1:40 p.m.
Burns's husband fought back tears as he delivered an emotional speech to thousands of people attending the regimental funeral.
Steven Burns said she was the most beautiful and caring woman he ever met, and asked the surviving Fredericton officers at the funeral to not feel any guilt after her death.
He wore a yellow tie - his wife's favourite colour - as he described her compassion and kindness.
1:25 p.m.
Const. Debbie Stafford has told a packed stadium that the sacrifice made by Constables Robb Costello and Sara Burns of Fredericton will never be forgotten.
She says the outpouring of support from the nation following the tragedy is helping them get through this difficult time.
The centre is filled with thousands of officers and first responders from across North America.
The caps and belts of the fallen officers were laid on top of the caskets by officers, next to roses placed by their family members.
Award-winning Fredericton native Measha Brueggergosman sang a heart-wrenching bilingual rendition of ``O Canada'' to begin the service.
1:15 p.m.
Pallbearers have carried the caskets of two fallen Fredericton police officers into a stadium on the University of New Brunswick campus as thousands of mourners watched on in silence.
12:15 p.m.
Two hearses carrying the bodies of fallen Fredericton Police Constables Robb Costello and Sara Burns are travelling slowly along a funeral procession route, flanked by pallbearers.
Following closely behind was Grimsby, a light grey horse co-owned by Burns and fellow Fredericton police Const. Stefan Decourcey.
More than 1,500 officers and first responders from communities across North America are marching in the procession, on their way to the Aitken Centre on the University of New Brunswick campus for a funeral service that is closed to the public.
While the rain that hammered the New Brunswick capital has let up, the sky remains grey, mirroring the gloom that has taken over the small city.
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The officers died along with Bobbie Lee Wright and Donnie Robichaud.
The lives of the other two victims of the shooting were also honoured this week by their families and friends.
A public visitation was held Wednesday evening for Wright at a funeral home near Woodstock, N.B., although her obituary said there would be no funeral service by request and her internment would be held at a later date.
Similarly, no funeral was held for Robichaud.
His widow Melissa Robichaud, told The Canadian Press that he had requested to be cremated and that she planned to scatter his ashes Thursday evening along a strip of road the avid motorcyclist had often biked along.
On Friday, a judge lifted a publication ban that had been imposed last Monday on court documents revealing details on how the deadly attack unfolded.
The ban came hours after several media outlets had already reported on what they contained.
The newly released documents say the alleged gunman was wounded as he allegedly engaged another officer from his apartment window.
- With files from NEWSTALK1010