A public funeral for the DEA agent who was shot and killed on an Amtrak train in downtown Tucson will be held Friday, Oct. 8.

Special Agent Michael Garbo died Monday after a gunfight broke out in an Amtrak train during a routine inspection of a train car. Another DEA agent and a Tucson Police officer also were wounded in the shootout.

A law enforcement procession will leave Bringโ€™s Broadway Chapel, 6910 E. Broadway, at 8:30 a.m.

The procession will proceed eastbound to South Harrison Road, then northbound to Speedway, then westbound, ending at Calvary Chapel, 8711 E. Speedway.

The funeral will begin at the chapel at 10 a.m.

โ€œFridayโ€™s service will honor Supervisory Special Agent Garboโ€™s courage and sacrifice and celebrate his life as a loving husband, father, brother and exemplary federal narcotics agent,โ€ said a DEA news release.

A live stream of the funeral will also be available on Tucson.com on Friday at 10 a.m.


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