Remembering Officer Hamilton

By Kevin Reece / 11 News
PASADENA, Texas—Friends, family and fellow law enforcement officers gathered Wednesday morning to say goodbye to a Pasadena police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week.

Officer Jesse Hamilton, 29, was shot in the head while responding to a disturbance call in a trailer park at Shaver and Queens on Friday.

Early Wednesday morning, a large crowd of officers gathered at the funeral home to escort Hamilton’s body to the service.

Patrol cars filled the funeral home parking lot and spilled into a long line on Spencer Highway.

Officer Hamilton's casket arrives at Grace Community Church.
Around 7:15 a.m., the officers, along with Hamilton’s family, started their procession to Grace Community church for the 10 a.m. service.

A hearse led the long line of officers in patrol cars, who drove with their lights flashing.

round 7:15 a.m., the officers, along with Hamilton’s family, started their procession to Grace Community church for the 10 a.m. service.

A hearse led the long line of officers in patrol cars, who drove with their lights flashing.

More than 100 color guard members from surrounding police departments took part in the ceremony.

The funeral was followed by a 21-gun salute and a flag presentation to Hamilton's widow.

Hamilton, a four-year veteran of the force who served as a dispatcher before becoming an officer, leaves behind a wife and two young children.

Hamilton was only the fourth Pasadena police officer to lose his life in the line of duty and the first to be killed in 16 years.

Friends and family said Hamilton was excited about the next phase in his law enforcement career – training to try out for the SWAT team.

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