MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio — As fallen Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin is laid to rest this weekend, A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home has provided the funeral procession route for Saturday.
If you’d like to pay your respects along the funeral procession’s route, here is where it will travel:
FUNERAL HOME TO ST. COLUMBKILLE CHURCH
- Departure at 10:15 a.m. from A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home at 18149 Bagley Road in Middleburg Heights.
- East on Bagley / Pleasant Valley Road.
- North on Broadview Road to St. Columbkille Church, which is located at 6740 Broadview Road in Parma.
A service will be held at the church starting at 11 a.m.
CHURCH TO ST. MARY'S CEMETERY
Officer Derbin’s body will then be taken along the following route:
- North on Broadview to Rockside Road.
- East on Rockside Road to Brecksville Road (Route 21).
- North on Brecksville Road (Route 21) to East 71st Street.
- North on East 71st Street to St. Mary's Cemetery, which is located at 4720 East 71st Street in Cuyahoga Heights.
3News will air live coverage of Saturday's funeral services. You can also watch live streaming coverage here on WKYC.com and our YouTube channel.
Officer Derbin's funeral comes one week after he was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a call shortly before 10 p.m. last Saturday on East 211th Street in Euclid.
“The complainant stated that her child’s father threatened to harm her and her mother,” Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer explained during a press conference earlier this week. “Officers arrived and spoke to the complainant who stated that the suspect was on foot and possibly nearby. Officers went to check the back yard and were ambushed by gunfire from the suspect.”
Officer Derbin was shot during the incident and succumbed to his injuries. He was 23 years old and engaged with wedding plans set for this summer. He was sworn into the Euclid Police Department less than a year ago on July 24, 2023. His father is also currently a Euclid police officer.
Chief Meyer said officers returned fire at the scene, but the suspect -- identified as 24-year-old Deshawn Anthony Vaughn -- fled on foot. The next day, Vaughn was involved in an hours-long standoff with authorities in Shaker Heights. He was later reported dead at that scene with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office later ruling his death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation has been turned over to Ohio BCI.
MORE FROM 3NEWS...
- Candlelight vigils honor fallen Euclid Police Officer Jacob Derbin
- Rainbow emerges over memorial site for fallen Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin
- Remembering fallen Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin: Cleveland firefighters complete 4.96-mile memorial walk in his honor
- 'No one could say a bad thing about him': Fallen Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin remembered by friends
- Who was Euclid Police Officer Jacob Derbin? Remembering the 23-year-old killed in the line of duty
- Tributes pour in for slain Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin
- What is a Blue Alert in Ohio? Here's why one was activated this weekend
- 'We’re going to continue to stand united': Reaction after shooting death of Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin
- Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer gives update after weekend shooting death of officer Jacob Derbin: 'My worst nightmare has come true'
