Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter's memorial service happening Monday

Monday morning, a procession and memorial service will be held in Cleveland to remember and honor the life of Officer Jamieson Ritter, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on the Fourth of July.

The procession starts at 9:20 a.m., with the service starting at 9:55 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, 1007 Superior Ave., Cleveland.

You can watch the procession and memorial service in the player below:

News 5 livestream event

The procession route is below:

Cleveland Division of Police

• Chambers Funeral Home 4220 Rocky River Drive (Departing at 9:20 a.m.)
• Rocky River Drive / OH-237 (North)
• Right on McKinley
• Right onto I-90 East
• Exit Carnegie Avenue (East)
• Left onto East 40th Street
• Right onto Euclid Avenue
• Left onto East 55th Street
• Left onto Chester Avenue (US-422)
• Brief stop at Third District HQ
• Right onto Superior Avenue (US-6)
• Right onto East 9th Street
• Final destination: Cathedral of St. John

While the memorial service will be held right here in town, the officer's funeral will take place in New York where he was from.
Flags, flowers and other mementos have been placed outside the city's Third District Precinct by people stopping by to pay their respects to the officer.

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In Lakewood, the following roads will be closed from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. for the procession:

• Riverside Drive from Hilliard Boulevard to Ogontz Avenue
• McKinley Avenue from Riverside Drive to North Marginal Drive
• I-90 South Marginal at McKinley Avenue (no access to I-90 East).
• I-90 eastbound exit ramp onto McKinley Avenue
• The I-90 McKinley westbound exit ramp onto McKinley will be open, and traffic will be diverted northbound onto McKinley Avenue.

Lakewood Police said the public is welcome to stand along the procession route but asks residents to avoid the area unless they are there to pay their respects to Officer Ritter.
Ritter was shot and killed in the line of duty on the Fourth of July while looking for a man wanted out of Garfield Heights for felonious assault.

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The suspect is behind bars, being held on a $5 million bond.

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