morning. >> reporter: it was an emotional night in amherst as hundreds of people came fallen trooper, kenny valez. it happened at a friday night football game. his son, christian, number 43, playing in the high school football game. he said it's what his dad would have wanted. valez was hit and killed thursday afternoon on i-90 west after this man, 37 year old joshuah gasper hit valez. he time of the crush. at friday's game, 1000 blue balloons were released in honor of valez. >> amherst generally we are a small town. we recognize when people are suffering and we pull together. we are able to come together and support one another. >> reporter: by the way, amherst went on to win that straight games. clearly his father was there with him that night on the field. gaspar is due in court at 8:30. i will give you the latest information once i can. meg shaw, news channel 5. columbus, less than 48 hours after a 13-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer. it happened during a robbery investigation wednesday. a town hall meeting was held last night with the columbus mayor, police chief and safety s

around 12:45 pm yesterday kenny the last was here on the side -- kenny valez was here was struck by a car and killed. the man behind the wheel now charged with aggravated the killer homicide. today, strangers, family, and close friends gathered for a procession. >> he was like a brother to me. i am went to miss him, my family is going to miss him. he was an asset to our community. >>reporter: that was a former >> calling hours for the trooper will be wednesday, september 24's -- 21st from three until 11:00. tonight at 11 we will have more. >>> new developments, the second body found has now been identified as elizabeth griffin's. she had the go. the man accused of killing her was arraigned today on to murder charges in a kidnapping charge. he is in jail on $1 million bond. >>> new details on a story we broke for you last night, we have now learned the identity of a job or who died in an accident. money jefferson was killed when her as she be collided with a >>> in health news, somewhere in northeast ohio tonight. there will likely end up with a concussion. there is no thinking on how

for close to three decades trooper valez served his community and started by the state highway patrol in 1989. he was liked so well he was referred to as kenny v. >> i think it speaks to his personal connection to the communit trooper valez he was kenny v. and that in and of itself is unique. >> reporter: we keep hearing that from a lot of people who have come here and has a great sense of humor of what all he did. the public is welcome and welcome to the funeral services that the burial is private at calvary cemetery. reporting live in elyria, denise zarrella cleveland 19. >> romona: the city of charlotte, north carolina is on edge today after a night of protests that left about a dozen police officers injured the unrest grew after a shooting tuesday afternoon. don champion reports. >> reporter: keith scott died after being shot by police in this cot tuesday is not disputed. a witness is casting doubt on the official police story about who shot him and why. police chief putney says officers looking for the subject of a warrant noticed scott with a weapon. >> mr. scott, as i said exited his vehicle armed with a handgun as the officers contin

. >> we want to honor kenny today and in the days to come, not because he died but because he lived and >> kenneth valez began his career in 1988 as a ka at that time dispatcher. while he loved his calling it's clear his family was never far from his mind. >> we are extremely proud of our father, he was part of an amazing brotherhood and he devoted his whole life to protect people and protect us. >> that man went down a hero because he lived as a hero, just like i will tell anybody you are a hero yesterday, today and forever. thank you kenny for your service and sacrifice. i love you. >> reporter: and while trooper valez's watch may have ended, the thin blue line watched over him and lead the procession for his final journey. >> and that profession was nothing short of saw inspiring, it took more than an hour for police and civilians to get out of the lorain community college. and families that followed him to the cement i airy, brandon simmons pick up the story. >> it was a funeral procession that stretched for miles. some knew him personally. >> very friendly guy. joking. had loved to have fun. others

valez. a professional public service. most of all we gather in hope. mercy. hope that kenny is set free by perfect love. >> reporter: his flag-draped coffin followed to a waiting car surrounded by hundreds of mourners. >> this definitely hits hard. and, as you can see, we come out and support an officer who died in the line of duty. >> when you bring this many people together to honor one individual, it is -- it's momentus. there was probably well over 500 officers, members of the community, his family. and we're all together to mourn kenny to celebrate his life and what he meant to all of us. >> reporter: the hearse carried his body underneath the american flag to his final resting place. a place of no more pain. a place of peace. some day there will probably be the road where officer trooper kenneth valez was killed. but today was the day to honor a man who loved his community and to appreciate why that community loved him back. live in lorraine county, harry boomer, cleveland 19. >> mark: all right, harry, thank you. and to the campaign now, donald trump calling for a nat