Prayer ceremony honors fallen Philly police officer

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Family and friends of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker Jr. remembered him Tuesday morning at a prayer ceremony.

They met outside the 22nd Police District in North Philadelphia where he worked.

Those who gathered prayed together and released balloons for Officer Walker.

He was shot and killed in a robbery attempt while walking to a bus stop on this day back in 2012.

The man who shot him was sentenced to life behind bars.