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OTTAWA — The sound of ceremonial bagpipes was drowned out by helicopters overhead Thursday morning as thousands of police officers saluted the funeral procession of Ontario Provincial Police Sgt.

OTTAWA — Sgt. Eric Mueller's casket was placed gingerly before a crowd of thousands in Ottawa on Thursday, who gathered to pay tribute to the 10th police officer killed on the job in Canada in the last eight months.

Slain OPP Sgt. Eric Muellers accused killer, Alain Bellefeuille, made a brief court appearance Thursday afternoon.

(Police) are here to protect us and he wasn’t protected. We are so sad for his family.

Sgt. Eric Mueller, killed in the line of duty last week, was meant to be a cop, mourners say — but he was also so much more.

The man accused in the shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller made a brief court appearance in LOrignal, Ont.

In the small town of Bourget, Ont., where OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller was killed in the line of duty, residents gathered to watch the funeral, and pay their respect to the Ontario Provincial Police officer who helped to protect the community.

Commissioner Thomas Carrique used the widely broadcast funeral to target what he termed the unjust vilification of police by some.

Jeffrey Dondji is on trial for first-degree murder in the 2020 death of Mohamed Hassan.

Sgt. Eric Muellers casket was placed gingerly before a crowd of thousands in Ottawa on Thursday, who gathered to pay tribute to the 10th police officer killed on the job in Canada in the last eight months.