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Funeral for Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith livestream
Service begins at 10 a.m. Friday at Independence Community High School gym
The funeral for Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Independence Community High School gym. The service will be livestreamed in the video player above.
Smith, 51, a 27-year-veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was shot and killed April 9 during a standoff with Michael Thomas Lang, 41. Lang is charged with first-degree murder.
The funeral procession of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith arrives at Independence High School on Friday, April 16, 2021. Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was killed last Friday in the line of duty. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Area fire department members stand at attention as the funeral procession of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith arrives at Independence High School on Friday, April 16, 2021. Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was killed last Friday in the line of duty. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa State Patrol officers stand at attention as the funeral procession of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith arrives at Independence High School on Friday, April 16, 2021. Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was killed last Friday in the line of duty. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa State Patrol officers and Iowa Freedom Riders (right) stand at attention as the funeral procession of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith arrives at Independence High School on Friday, April 16, 2021. Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was killed last Friday in the line of duty. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa State Patrol officers carry the casket of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith into Independence High School on Friday, April 16, 2021. Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was killed last Friday in the line of duty. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa State Patrol officers stand at attention as the body of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith is carried into Independence High School on Friday, April 16, 2021. Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, was killed last Friday in the line of duty. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A Cedar Rapids native, Smith lived in Independence, according to his obituary. He and his wife, Kathryn, were married for 27 years and have two children, Zander and Jazlyn.
Smith was stationed with State Patrol District 10 in Oelwein. During his tenure with the patrol, Smith became a member of the Iowa State Patrol Tactical Team and served with the team for 26 years and led them for five.
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