Published January 25. 2018 06:32AM
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Family members, friends and other mourners are preparing for a memorial service to honor a deputy U.S. marshal slain two weeks ago while serving a warrant in Pennsylvania.
The public memorial service for Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill is Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center in Hershey.
The 45-year-old Hill was shot and killed Jan. 18 when a man wanted in Philadelphia opened fire in a Harrisburg home, killing Hill and wounding another officer.
The wanted man was himself shot and killed by police.
Hill is a native of Sacramento, California, and attended Warrior Run High School in central Pennsylvania.
Hill is a U.S. Army veteran who served the marshals service for 11 years.
He's survived by a wife, son, daughter and other family members.
FILE - This Aug. 16, 2006, file photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill, shot to death early Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, while serving an arrest warrant inside a home in Harrisburg, Pa. A memorial service to honor Hill was scheduled Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Hershey, Pa. Hill is a U.S. Army veteran and native of Sacramento, California, who served the U.S. Marshals Service for 11 years. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File)
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 file photo, police stand outside the scene where a gunman opened fire on law enforcement officers serving an arrest warrant, killing Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill, at a home in Harrisburg, Pa. A memorial service to honor Hill was scheduled Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Hershey, Pa. Hill is a U.S. Army veteran and native of Sacramento, California, who served the U.S. Marshals Service for 11 years. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP, File)