The Philadelphia Police Department on Friday released funeral information for the viewing and funeral for Bensalem resident and Philadelphia Police veteran Shane Seiber who was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 13.
The ceremonies will begin Monday Oct. 19 with the 19th District and Commander's March starting at 5 p.m. which will begin at Archbishop Ryan High School at 11201 Academy Road and proceed to Givnish Funeral Home at 10975 Academy Road for the public viewing, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, starting at 6 a.m. with a walking procession from the Philadelphia Public Services Building at 15th and Callowhill streets to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 1723 Race Street.
Philadelphia
Mayor Cherelle Parker, Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel, officers from the 19th Police District, and the Philadelphia Police Department executive team will be escorting Seiber to the Basilica, where the second public viewing and funeral service will take place.
Public Viewing and Liturgy
Public Viewing of Officer Seiber will be held from 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. followed by a "Remembrance and Reflection" service honoring the life and legacy of Officer Seiber starting around 11:15 a.m. A funeral liturgy will immediately follow.
The seating inside the Basilica will be reserved for family, friends, law enforcement members and dignitaries. A livestream of the public viewing and service will be available at: https://vimeo.com/event/6276839
Final Police Honors
Following the funeral services, the Final Police Honors will begin outside the Basilica at noon and will include:
- · A final radio call
- · Honor Guard rifle salute
- · The playing Taps
- · Ceremonial flyover
- · American Flag folding ceremony
- · Pipes and Drums
- · The escorting the casket to the funeral coach
- · Final prayer and blessing of the casket by Father Dennis Gill
Interment
Burial services for Seiber will be held privately.
How you can help the families of the two Philadelphia police officers
Seiber, 40, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and married father of two young children, marked his 10th anniversary with the Philadelphia Police Department last month. He is the fourth Philadelphia police officerkilled in the line of duty since 2023, according to the department.
A GoFundMecampaign for the family has raised nearly $160,000 as of Oct. 16. The money will help Seiber’s wife with immediate expenses and “the long road ahead.”
“Shane spent his life protecting people, and now this community is protecting the people he loved most. Lisa, Finn, and Emily are surrounded by your love.,” campaign organizer Jessica Wagner said in an Oct. 14 update on the website. "What this community has done is nothing short of extraordinary, and it will never be forgotten."
A second Go-Fund-Me campaign for the family of Seiber's partner, Philadelphia Police officer Hector Rodriguez III, who shot 12 times, but survived, has raised nearly $35,000 as of Oct. 16 for the father of five and nine year veteran of the city police force.
Seiber was fatally wounded shortly after midnight on Oct. 11 after he Rodriguez responded to a report of an armed man at a West Philadelphia home.
As the officers were knocking on the door, the suspect, Eric Lewis, 35, came up behind them with a firearm. A struggle ensued during which both officers were shot multiple times, according to Philadelphia police.
Additional police response was met with more gunfire followed and a barricade with SWAT response, before Lewis was eventually taken into custody; he is being held without bail on homicide of a law enforcement officer and 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer and related charges.
The responding officers found Seiber and Rodriguez bleeding and unresponsive on the front porch.
The wounded officers were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where Seiber died hours later from three gunshot wounds. Rodriguez remains hospitalized and expected to undergo more surgeries, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Crime and Courts Reporter Jo Ciavaglia can be reached at jciavaglia@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Philly police officer from Bensalem to be laid to rest next week
