EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) – The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to hold a briefing at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to review a timeline for Deputy Asson Hacker’s funeral. The sheriff’s office says Deputy Asson Hacker unexpectedly passed away after falling ill during a routine training exercise.
The Evansville Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement asking Evansville businesses and residents to lower flags to half-staff in mourning until after Hacker is laid to rest on Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 at the Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville.
The escort from Boone Funeral Home to Christian Fellowship Church will start at 9 a.m. and follow the following route:
- Washington Avenue to U.S. 41
- U.S. 41 to Highway 57
- Highway 57 to Kansas Road
- Kansas Road to Oak Hill Road
- Oak Hill Road to Millersburg Road
You can view the press conference in the video player above.
