MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Blue Lights of sorrow.
Pain.
And honor.
Wednesday night, law enforcement from across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas remembered Memphis Police Officer Sean Bolton who was shot and killed during a traffic stop Saturday night.
The Sea of Blue included several hundred squad cars and motorcycles.
It’s a tradition, and a way law enforcement honor their own.
Every person here was touched by the tragedy.
“I was in the marine corps so I share that with Officer Bolton and then he was a Police Officer protecting our city,” said one onlooker.
The procession left Hope Presbyterian after Officer Bolton’s visitation, traveling the I-240 loop and ending at the place where he was killed.
In the darkness of night these blue lights sent a powerful message to people across the city.
Honoring a man who sacrificed his life serving his home town.