Hundreds honored fallen officer

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The funeral procession for Officer Steven Green drew hundreds of supporters. The turnout shows just how much the city, and surrounding cities, have been impacted by Green's death. Some supporters said watching the procession pass by is the least they could do.

"We support Mobile period! And  MPD!" said one onlooker.

As the procession drew near, people marked their posters with words of encouragement for Mobile Police Department and the family of Officer Steven Green.

"They go out there and they put there lives on the line. I couldn't do half the things they do," Melissa Shrader said.

Supporters encouraged drivers to turn on their headlights and honk their horns for the fallen officer. Construction workers on the rooftops stopped what they were doing; and families gathered close to say their final goodbyes to a man most of them had never met.

"My boyfriend works for the police department as well; it could have easily been him," Shrader said

Then it felt as if time stopped for just a moment as the motorcade passed by. A woman was seen clutching her chest with her hand raised and some couldn't hold back the tears. As the procession passed by Tillman's Corner in Mobile, people were reminded of how police officers put their lives on the line everyday.

"They don't just write you tickets... you call cops when something bad happens. People need to respect Officer Green and his family," Jayme Popple said.

Highway 90 was filled with people who did.