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MPD releases route of Wednesday procession for fallen Officer Rittner

Posted at 11:05 AM, Feb 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-12 12:05:10-05

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Police Department has released the funeral procession route for fallen officer Matthew Rittner.

The procession will begin at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

The route will begin at Oak Creek Assembly of God on S. 13th Street and end at Krause Funeral Home on W. Capitol Drive.

Rittner was shot and killed in the line of duty last Wednesday while executing a search warrant on Milwaukee's south side.

A suspect has been charged with first-degree homicide, among other charges.

The 35-year-old fallen officer was "loved by all," according to MPD's Assistant Chief Michael Brunson.