- November 22, 2024
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Officer Jason Raynor is honored during a wreath-laying service at the Daytona Beach Police headquarters on Friday, Aug. 19. Courtesy of DBPD
A memorial wreath is placed on the patrol car that Raynor used regularly. It was the one he used on the night he was shot. Courtesy of DBPD
Daytona Beach Police officers salute the flag during Raynor's wreath laying service. Courtesy of DBPD
The community rallied together to show their support for the Daytona Beach Police Department as its officers mourned the death of Officer Jason Raynor, who died on Aug. 17 at Halifax Health Medical Center.
The 26-year-old was shot in the head while on patrol on June 23. DBPD, in coordination with Raynor's family, held a wreath-laying service was held last week on Friday, Aug. 19, followed by a closed-casket viewing on Sunday, Aug. 22. His funeral took place at the Ocean Center at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, and at the conclusion, a procession took place along International Speedway Boulevard from Beach Street to Nova Road.
During the wreath-laying service, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young thanked the community for its outpouring of support.
"Every phone call, every text message, every donation that has been dropped off here for that past 57 days has been extremely meaningful and we greatly appreciate it," Young said.
Raynor is the agency’s 10th officer to die in the line of duty. Prior to him, the last police officer to die while on patrol was Officer Kevin Fischer in 1998; the last officer to die from injuries sustained while on duty was Thomas Coulter during a training exercise in 2018.
