Pipes and drums: Band marches as mourners honour sheriff ’s deputy gunned down in Maine

A pipe and drum band consisting of law enforcement members from throughout New England march to the funeral of Corporal Eugene Cole as crowds gathered at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, in the United States. Cole, a sheriff’s deputy, was the first officer to be killed in the line of duty in the state in nearly 30 years when he was shot and killed in the town of Norridgewock on 25 April.

Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster, in remarks during the service, said Cole “epitomised community policing” and also “exemplified our core values: integrity, respect, fairness and dedication”.