KANSAS CITY —On Wednesday afternoon, the Independence Police Department received the The United States Honor Flag at the Kansas City International Airport.
The Honor Flag travels across the country honoring America's fallen heroes. The flag arrived via United and was presented to Deputy Chief Michelle Sumstad by the Captain of the arriving flight. The Flag will will be at Officer Cody Allen's side throughout the visitation and funeral service. Allen and 16th Circuit Court process server Drexel Mack were shot and killed Feb. 29, while working at a residence in rural Jackson County.
There will be a public visitation for Officer Allen on Thursday, March 7, from 4:00-8:00 pm at Community of Christ - The Auditorium, 1001 W Walnut Street, Independence, Missouri.
The police department shared a link to the online fundraiser to assist wth the arrangements for Mack. Click here
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The funeral service for Officer Allen will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 11:00 am, also at Community of Christ - The Auditorium, 1001 W Walnut Street, Independence, Missouri.
All vehicles arriving for the service must enter from the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Walnut Street and will follow parking detail directions from there.
A procession to the cemetery for graveside services will follow the funeral on March 8, The procession will leave from The Auditorium, 1001 W Walnut Street, Independence, Missouri and proceed east on Walnut Street to Memorial Drive to Truman Road to Lee’s Summit Road to 39th Street to Little Blue Parkway to I-70 East to Exit #37A where the procession will continue through Odessa to Odessa Cemetery.
From there, a parking detail will be onsite to assist. All professional law enforcement honors will take place at the cemetery.The public should expect traffic delays if traveling around the venues listed above and near the procession route on Friday, March 8.