Credit: Philadelphia police
A Philadelphia police officer raised in Bucks County who was killed in the line of duty was remembered at his funeral Tuesday.
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The funeral for Officer Shane Seiber, 40, took place at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. It drew law enforcement members from around the region.
The flag-draped casket was carried into the cathedral Tuesday morning for the funeral.
Lisa Seiber, the wife of the fallen officer, was in attendance for the ceremony.
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Those who knew the officer, Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner Kevin Bethel, and Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke at the funeral.
The funeral procession is headed to Lower Bucks County for a private interment. Levittown-area police warned of temporary road closures.
Seiber grew up in Langhorne and Levittown after being born in Trenton, according to his obituary.
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A resident of Bensalem Township, he attended Carl Sandburg Middle School and Neshaminy High School through 10th grade in the Neshaminy School District, district spokesperson Chris Stanley said, adding records prior to seventh grade were not immediately available.
Seiber joined the U.S. Air Force and served in the 436th Security Forces stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Seiber completed two deployments to Iraq, from 2007 to 2008 and from 2008 to 2009.
In 2016, Seiber joined the Philadelphia Police Department, where he served in the 19th and 22nd Police Districts.
