South Florida law enforcement will pay tribute Thursday to a U.S. Virgin Islands officer who was shot in the line of duty four months ago and finally died of his injuries over the weekend.
Officer Colvin Georges will be given a police procession Thursday from a funeral home in Hollywood to Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade Police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said.
There will be a police ceremony at MIA and Georges will then be flown back to the Virgin Islands for burial.
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Authorities say Georges was shot in May while he and his partner were patrolling in the area of a previous shooting in St. Thomas. When the officers approached a group of men, one of them opened fire on the officers and a shootout ensued.
Georges, a two-year veteran of the department, was seriously wounded and flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for treatment. He spent months in critical condition before he died Saturday.
