A ceremony honoring fallen officers will be held Friday, May 18th in Columbus. The city’s police department says that the ceremony will be held in the Public Safety Plaza, located at 200 Brown Street, beginning at 9 a.m. It is meant to honor officers killed in the line of duty from across the nation as part of National Law Enforcement Week.

During the ceremony, local law enforcement officers will read a list of names of officers killed in the line of duty during 2017.

You are encouraged to attend.