3 Northport police officers attend funeral for slain Baton Rouge police officer

NORTHPORT, AL (WBRC) - When an officer dies in the line of duty it effects more than the officers in that department.

Police officers in Northport, AL are in mourning too.

"You actually see that this was a man. And you see his wife and child standing in front of the casket and all the family members that were standing up mourning and it really hits home of what a deep tragedy and senseless act that this was," Lt. Mark Glenn said.

You can still hear the emotion in Lt. Mark Glenn's voice as he recalls Monday afternoon in Baton Rouge. He and two other Northport police officers attended the funeral for officer Montrell Jackson, who was killed in an ambush attack on July 17.

It reminded him of the murder of his friend who died in the line of duty several years ago.

"Phillip Davis at Pelham Police Department, I was there for his [funeral] and actually knew Phillip. We worked together at the University of Alabama Police Department for several years. Phillip was tragically murdered on a traffic stop in 2009," Glenn said.

He calls the murder of those officers by gunmen an example that police must always be on guard and aware of their surroundings.

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