Traffic Delays Likely On Main Street As Danbury Officer Is Mourned: Danbury PD

DANBURY, CT — Police are asking residents not attending to expect delays in the area of the Green Funeral Home Thursday between 3 and 9 p.m. as friends and family say their final goodbyes to Sgt. Drew Carlson. The department urged residents on Twitter to avoid the area of 57 Main St. and to seek alternate routes.

Carlson died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a barricade situation in Southbury. Chief Patrick Ridenhour issued a statement Wednesday on the death of Sgt. Carlson, who served the department since 2004.

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"Drew was both a well liked and well respected member of our department," said Ridenhour in a statement. "Individually and as a department we are in mourning but we have received tremendous support from our mayor and other city departments, our law enforcement and public safety partners here in Danbury and throughout this state, region and nation and members of the community at large. Our hearts go out to Drew's family, especially his wife, parents, siblings and his three children. We pledge our support to them not only during this immediate time of crisis, but in the times ahead. Please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers."

A burial mass will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter Church on Main Street. His burial will follow at the Saint Peter ceremony. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Green Funeral Home on Main Street. You can leave a condolence note by clicking here, and Carlson's family asks that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Image via the Danbury Police Department