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Funeral for Toronto police officer killed in Mississauga set for Wednesday

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Funeral for slain Toronto police officer to be held Wednesday
WATCH ABOVE: Family, friends and colleagues will say goodbye to Const. Andrew Hong at a private funeral this week. Shallima Maharaj has the details. – Sep 20, 2022

The funeral for a Toronto police officer killed in the line of duty is set for Wednesday.

Police say Const. Andrew Hong’s funeral will take place at the Toronto Congress Centre in the city’s northwest corridor.

Hong was fatally shot while at a coffee shop in Mississauga on Monday in a shooting rampage that killed two and injured three others across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

The funeral is not open to the public, but will be broadcast.

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Police say the public is invited to watch the procession as it travels from Richmond Hill to the congress centre.

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A large throng of police officers and first responders from across the country are expected to attend the funeral.

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