NORTH ADAMS, MASS. (WHDH) - Fallen Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans is set to be laid to rest in Western Massachusetts on Thursday.
Evans’ remains departed Washington, D.C. Wednesday before being escorted by Connecticut State Police to Mass.
A private funeral mass for the North Adams native will take place at Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams and will be followed by a private burial.
Evans, who served on the Capitol Police Department for 18 years, was killed earlier this month when a driver struck him and another officer at a barricade outside the Senate.
His body laid in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
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