The funeral will be livestreamed by Cross Assembly Church through their YouTube page: https://youtu.be/App7-lHTQ5A
Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres’ funeral is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m. at Cross Assembly Church, 2660 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, NC 27604.
The media staging area will be on the sidewalk in front of the church property. Members of the media are allowed to park on the I-440 EB Yonkers Road off-ramp, which will be closed to traffic.
Officer Torres’ family is asking attendees to refrain from taking photographs and video inside the church.
Procession to Funeral Home
After the funeral, the Raleigh Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit will lead the funeral procession from Cross Assembly Church to Brown-Wynne funeral home, 300 St. Mary's Street. The event at Brown-Wynne funeral home will be a private event for the family.
The processional route will be as follows:
- Exit church parking lot and travel south on Yonkers Road.
- West on New Bern Avenue.
- Westbound New Bern Avenue onto East Edenton Street
- Straight onto Hillsborough St.
- North on to St. Mary’s Street
- Arrival at 300 St. Mary’s St.
Drivers should expect road closures and traffic delays along this route.