Virginia Beach Fallen Officers Honored
Thousands of people gathered at Rock Church on Saturday, March 1, 2025 to pay their respects to Virginia Beach Police officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese.
Color guards and officers from police and sheriff departments all across Virginia and the East Coast came to support the families and fellow officers.
Girvin, 25, and Reese, 30, were shot the night of Feb. 21 while conducting a traffic stop in the city’s Green Run area.
The officers were attempting to stop a car for having expired tags, and followed it into a townhouse community when the driver failed to pull over, according to police. The driver, who had spent time in federal prison on drug charges, got into a tussle with the officers after stepping out of his car, and shot both before walking off and fatally shooting himself, police said.
An American Flag is draped over Kempsville Road following the memorial service for Virginia Beach Police Department officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
A hearse carries one of the Virginia Beach Police Department officers following the memorial service for officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Two Virginia Beach Police Department officers stand as officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese are processed out following their memorial service at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Deputies with the Henry County Sheriff’s office hold gifts for the department during the memorial service of Virginia Beach Police Department officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Officers and mourners line the road and salute as the families of Virginia Beach Police Department officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese are processed in to their memorial service at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Color guards from multiple departments across the state and East Coast line Kempsville Road as Virginia Beach Police Department officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese are processed out following their memorial service at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Officers line the streets as Virginia Beach Police Department officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese are processed out of their memorial service at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.