Fallen NMSP Officer Darian Jarrott laid to rest in Lordsburg
LORDSBURG, New Mexico -- Officers across New Mexico mourned a fallen brother on Friday afternoon in Lordsburg.
A private funeral service was held for slain New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott at Lordsburg High School Football Field, where he once a star player for the Mavericks.
In addition to family members, approximately 300 NMSP officers attended.
"Darian never feared anything and always gave it his all," Officer Marco Valle said. "He was the kind of person you wanted by your side in case something went wrong.”
Valle also read words from Jarrott's sister during the funeral.
"If we learned anything from this, it’s to be more like him, smile for a picture, always hug each other and say ‘I love you,’” Valle said.
Jarrott was given full honors with bag pipes, leading his American flag-draped casket off the field.
Following that service, the 28-year-old's body was escorted for a private burial in Shakespeare Cemetery.
"This is a sacred and special moment where we can let tears flow, let laughter heal, where we can share stories and begin the journey of turning those stories into memories," said NMSP Deputy Chief Carolyn Huynh.
Eight days ago, Jarrott was assisting U.S. Homeland Security Investigations with a traffic stop outside Deming when he was shot and killed by Omar Felix Cueva, 39, according to authorities.
After a 40-mile chase to Las Cruces, law enforcement ultimately shot and killed Cueva on I-10 near Avenida de Mesilla.
You can watch the entire funeral service and the cemetery burial in the video players below. (ABC-7 news partners KOAT and KOB in Albuquerque contributed to this report.)
