{"id":141744,"date":"2026-03-18T14:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/141744\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:21:16","slug":"viewing-held-for-fallen-pa-state-police-corporal-timothy-oconnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/141744\/","title":{"rendered":"Viewing held for fallen Pa. State Police Corporal Timothy O&#8217;Connor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; Hundreds of people paid their respects to a Pennsylvania State Police Corporal killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The viewing for Corporal Timothy O&#8217;Connor Jr. was held at St. Joseph&#8217;s Church in Downingtown on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Across the street from the church, American flags line Manor Avenue. Lin George said she and her neighbors decided to place the flags to show support for Corporal O&#8217;Connor and other members of law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to say we&#8217;re sorry. We&#8217;re here for you. You&#8217;re not alone,&#8221; she told Action News. &#8220;It&#8217;s just an outpouring of love, and people are doing it the way they can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/pa-state-trooper-fatally-shot-during-traffic-stop-chester-authorities-say\/18694315\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed during traffic stop; suspect also dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Community mourning loss of trooper killed during traffic stop<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police say the driver, Jesse Elks, then turned the gun on himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On Tuesday, law enforcement officers from departments across the region gathered at the viewing to show their support for the Pennsylvania state police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel spoke with Action News about the importance of being there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;When I walk through those church doors, I&#8217;m reminded of all the men and women we have lost in the Philadelphia Police Department,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s important that I bring my entire team down here to show that honor and that reverence to his family. That his work mattered. That he mattered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Corporal O&#8217;Connor, a 15-year veteran of state police, is being remembered as a selfless public servant &#8211; a state trooper, former volunteer firefighter, and mentor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Above all, he is being remembered as a family man. He leaves behind a wife and daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">A private funeral is scheduled for Wednesday morning at St. Joseph&#8217;s, starting at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. 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