Visitation for Howard County Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz is set for 1-7 p.m. today at Northwestern High school in Kokomo. Deputy Koontz was fatally wounded while attempting to serve a warrant in Russiaville, Indiana on March 20.
The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Northwestern High School. The public is invited and are encouraged to stand along the procession route tomorrow afternoon to honor Deputy Koontz. Indiana State Police say the police procession could include more than 500 police vehicles, dozens of other emergency vehicles, as well as the family and friends of Deputy Koontz. It’s expected to begin around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and travel from Northwestern High School, past the Sheriff’s Department to the cemetery at the corner of Albright and Alto Roads.
The route of travel for the procession will be:
-Northwestern High School, 3431 CR N. 400 W.
-South on CR 400 West to SR 22
-East on SR 22 to Dixon Road
-South on Dixon Road to Markland Avenue
-East on Markland Avenue past the Sheriff’s Department to Washington Street
-South on Washington Street to Lincoln Road
-East on Lincoln Road to Albright
-South on Albright to the cemetery at the corner of Albright and Alto
If you’re required to travel through any of these areas during the time of the procession please seek alternate routes, road closures and traffic congestion is expected throughout much of the afternoon.
Over the weekend about 2,000 people participated in a benefit motorcycle ride from Grissom Air Museum to the Howard County Sheriff’s Department to pay tribute to Deputy Koontz.
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