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Thousands Honor Mass. State Trooper Kevin Trainor at Salem Funeral

The turnout underscored national law enforcement solidarity.

Overview

  • More than 1,000 mourners filled St. James Church in Salem on Wednesday as a flag-draped casket was carried in for Trooper Kevin Trainor’s funeral.
  • State troopers traveled from across the country, including Colorado, Kansas, Connecticut and New York, to stand in formation outside the church.
  • Governor Maura Healey attended the service and addressed Trainor’s family and colleagues.
  • Trainor, 30, was killed last week when his cruiser was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on Route 1 in Lynnfield after he responded on his way home from a shift.
  • Honors included a riderless horse, a final radio call, and folded U.S. flags presented to his mother and fiancée.