Police from Connecticut traveled to New York on Tuesday to pay their respects to Miosotis Familia, the NYPD officer who was gunned down last week.
Dozens of Connecticut law enforcement officers, including 25 state troopers, traveled to New York Tuesday for funeral services of a fallen NYPD officer.
Miosotis Familia, 48, was killed last week when a gunman walked up to the RV-like command post she was sitting in and shot her in the head.
Familia had a 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. She was also caring for her 86-year-old mother.
“No matter what agency you work for, we’re all brothers and sisters. Today we are here to show our respects for a fallen family member,” said Lt. Eric Peck, a Connecticut State Police trooper who attended the funeral.
Peck said Familia’s death reminds police just how dangerous their jobs can be. “It’s a very dangerous business. I’ve been doing this for a long time, a lot of us have been doing this for a long time. Sometimes we take our safety for granted. But it’s definitely a solemn reminder,” Peck said.
Familia’s commanding officer said she was a true asset to the department, a beautiful person inside and out who always had a smile on her face.
Familia began her career as a police officer in 2005 in the Bronx precinct where she was killed.
