Thousands turn out for funeral of slain Virginia officer

Officer Ashley Guindon, 28, had just joined the Prince William County Police Department and was sworn in on February 26, the day before her first shift, CNN reported.

“We were struck by her passion to do this job,”said Prince William County Police Chief Stephan Hudson”.

Hamilton’s wife, 29-year-old Crystal Hamilton, was shot and killed Saturday before police arrived.

The six-mile long procession began at 7 p.m.at Mountcastle Funeral Home, and traveled to Hylton Memorial Chapel for her services on Tuesday, which begin with a viewing at 10 a.m. Her funeral will be at 12 p.m., and is open to the public, but the department asked that priority be given to her fellow officers in the event of a large turnout, which was expected. Officer Ashley Guindon’s funeral services were held in Woodbridge, Va., and there was a tremendous turnout.

“Ashley accomplished more in 28 years than I could in 100.”

Known as a “fashionista”, she was the only daughter of Sharon Nowack Guindon and her father, the late David Guindon. They continued Tuesday as hundreds attended the slain officer’s funeral in Woodbridge, Va. “In honor of officer #AshleyGuindon”. She later attended Fort Lee’s Mortuary School, where she was awarded a meritorious mast for achieving the highest GPA in her class. In 2011 Officer Guindon relocated to Virginia to pursue graduate studies. On the day she was hired, a photo was posted by the official Twitter handle of the Prince William County Police Department. “May she RIP & forever be remembered”. “She did share with us when we rehired her that she felt like she wanted to do this job”. The only thing that rivaled her fascination of birds and nature was her love for her furry best friend, her pet pug, Scout. Without warning, he fired at the officers, injuring Ashley’s co-officers. She assisted the Marine Corps Mortuary Affairs Office while serving in the Reserves, worked as a pre-hire with Prince William County Police Special Victim’s Unit, and volunteered extensively with the Suicide Prevention Program, a cause near to her heart. Guindon died later that evening.