Thousands of police officers and first responders from across North America are filing into the Aitken Centre on the University of New Brunswick campus, where a regimental funeral will begin shortly for two Fredericton Police officers killed last week.
The centre has a capacity of 4,000 and is expected to be filled with people who wish to pay their respects for Constables Robb Costello and Sara Burns, who died alongside two civilians when a gunman opened fire on the parking lot of an apartment complex last week.
A red carpet covers the centre aisle of the Aitken Centre, leading up to where their caskets will be laid.
About 1,500 officials marched in the funeral procession from Fredericton High School to the centre.