Funeral held for SA police officer killer in the line of duty
A police funeral is being held in Adelaide today to commemorate brevet sergeant Jason Doig, who was killed on duty in a shoot-out in South Australia's south-east.
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00:00 Well, at the moment, thousands of people are inside the Adelaide Convention Centre for
00:07 the police funeral for Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig.
00:10 It's been underway for about half an hour at this stage.
00:13 We watched as dignitaries, members of the police force, community, family and friends
00:18 made their way over.
00:19 Some were exchanging hugs and others were visibly emotional.
00:23 A little earlier this morning, Brevet Sergeant Doig's casket was carried in by six police
00:29 officers in front of an honour guard.
00:31 Fifty-three-year-old Brevet Sergeant Doig was sent to a property at Senior near the
00:37 Victorian border last month with two other police officers when he was allegedly shot
00:42 and killed by a 26-year-old man there.
00:45 His colleague Sergeant Michael Hutchinson was also wounded in the incident.
00:49 Today, buildings will be lit in blue and flanks will be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning.
00:55 Soon there will also be a guard of honour held on the street here in the city, which
01:01 thousands of people are expected to attend and police officers will salute the procession
01:06 as it passes.
01:09 The last time a serving South Australian police officer was killed with a firearm in the line
01:15 of duty was over two decades ago, so today has been very difficult and very significant.
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