RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- A public memorial was held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Richmond Police Officer Gus Vegas. The 15-year veteran was shot and killed inside his home last week.
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A GoFundMe account has been set to the help the Vegas family. For more information, click here.
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Also, the Richmond Police Officers' Association has created an account at Mechanics Bank in Officer Vegas' memory. All donations will go towards helping the Vegas family.
Mechanics Bank
Routing number: 121102036
Account number: 041305213
Richmond POA in memory of Gus Vegas
The casket for Officer Gus Vegas is carried to the Richmond Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
The casket for Officer Gus Vegas is carried to the Richmond Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Officer Gus Vegas' wife, Sandra, walks into the public ahead of a public memorial for her husband at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV/Amy Hollyfield)
Richmond Police Chief Allwyn Brown spoke at a public memorial service for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt spoke at a public memorial service for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Richmond Officer Tom Peterson led a prayer at a public memorial service for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
One of Officer Gus Vegas' daughters spoke at his public memorial service on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
The oldest son of Officer Gus Vegas, Joe Vegas, spoke at his father's public memorial service in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Vallejo Mayor Osby Davis spoke at a public memorial service for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
A montage of photos was shown at Officer Gus Vegas' public memorial in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
The procession for Officer Gus Vegas passes underneath an American flag in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Firefighters salute as a procession for Officer Gus Vegas passes by in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Residents hold a flag on an overpass as a procession for Officer Gus Vegas passes by in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Police start to fill the Richmond Memorial Auditorium ahead of Officer Gus Vegas' public memorial in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV/Melanie Woodrow)
The procession to Richmond Police Department Officer Gus Vegas' public memorial begins at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
The procession to Richmond Police Department Officer Gus Vegas' public memorial begins at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
A memorial service program for Richmond Officer Gus Vegas is seen ahead of the service in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV/Melanie Woodrow)
Police salute as the casket for Officer Gus Vegas is brought outside at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Officer Gus Vegas' wife, Sandra, is seen ahead of a public memorial for her husband at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Officer Gus Vegas' wife, Sandra, is seen ahead of a public memorial for her husband at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
Officer Gus Vegas' wife, Sandra, is seen ahead of a public memorial for her husband at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
A memorial service program for Richmond Officer Gus Vegas is seen ahead of the service in Richmond, Calif. on Friday, February 19, 2016. (KGO-TV)
A public memorial is being held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. (KGO-TV)
A public memorial is being held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. (KGO-TV)
A public memorial is being held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. (KGO-TV)
A public memorial is being held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. (KGO-TV)
A public memorial is being held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. (KGO-TV)
A public memorial is being held on Friday, February 19, 2016 for Officer Gus Vegas in Richmond, Calif. (KGO-TV)