Ofc. Jacai Colson laid to rest in Linwood, Pa. cemetery
LINWOOD, Pa. (WPVI) -- A Delaware County native who was killed outside of his Maryland police station was laid to rest in a Linwood, Pa. cemetery.
Action News captured the police escort for Jacai Colson's casket along Interstate 95 in Newport, Delaware on Monday morning.
He was buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery during a private ceremony.
VIDEO:Procession for Ofc. Colson to cemetery in Linwood, Pa.
Officials say Prince George's County Detective and Delaware County native Jacai Colson was killed March 13 by a fellow officer returning fire after a man shot at a police station in Landover.
Police say the officer didn't recognize Colson but feared for his life.
Colson was pronounced dead at the hospital, just a few days shy of his 29th birthday.
PHOTOS: Funeral for Detective Jacai Colson
A wounded suspect, 22-year-old Michael Ford, was arrested and faces more than two dozen charges, including second-degree murder.
Police have described the incident as a suicide attempt by Ford. Police say his two brothers helped; they, too, are charged.
Colson's funeral was held on Friday in Maryland.
