LANCASTER, Calif. (KABC) -- Family members, government officials and thousands of law enforcement officers on Thursday attended a memorial service for Sgt. Steve Owen, a decorated 29-year-veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Gov. Jerry Brown, state Attorney General Kamala Harris and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti were among those who paid their respects to Owen, 53, about a week after he was slain while responding to a burglary call in Lancaster.
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Mounted law enforcement officers are seen at a memorial service for slain L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
Sgt. Steve Owen, 53, is shown alongside a memorial constructed at the Lancaster Station. (KABC)
Law enforcement officers are seen in front of Lancaster Baptist Church on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. A memorial service was held at the church for sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen. (KABC)
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell speaks at a memorial service for fallen Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
Motorcycle officers make their way through Lancaster as part of a procession in honor of fallen L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy sings "American Lawman" at a memorial service for fallen sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
A procession makes its way through Lancaster in honor of fallen L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
An honorary "riderless horse" is seen at a memorial service for Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies are seen at a memorial service for Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
Bystanders hold American flags as a hearse drives past in a procession for L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris speaks at a memorial service in honor of fallen L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
A man and a boy watch a procession in honor of slain L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
A process of law enforcement vehicles makes its way to a memorial procession of L.A. County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey speaks at a memorial service for slain sheriff's Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (KABC)