SAYING GOODBYE The Community Mourns As Trooper Eric Workman Is Laid To Rest
Reported by: Teresa Higginbotham
Web Producer: Teresa Higginbotham
Reported: Sep. 6, 2012 5:26 PM EDT
Updated: Sep. 6, 2012 5:45 PM EDT
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Hundreds gathered Wednesday to pay their last respects to State Trooper Eric Workman.
Workman and State Police Cpl. Marshall Bailey were killed in the line of duty after a traffic stop in Clay County.
The ceremony was held at the Charleston Civic Center.
People lined the streets as the procession passed from Charleston to Clay to honor the hero.
Workman was buried in a private ceremony in Clay at his family's burial site.
Eyewitness News provided live coverage of the tribute to the fallen officer. The video accompanying this story captures some of the sights and sounds from the emotional day on Wednesday.
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