Procession held in Anchorage for fallen Fairbanks police officer

Anchorage citizens watch as a police escort brings FPD Sgt. Allen Brandt’s body to Ted Stevens International Airport for transport to Fairbanks (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)
Anchorage citizens watch as a police escort brings FPD Sgt. Allen Brandt’s body to Ted Stevens International Airport for transport to Fairbanks (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)

The body of fallen Fairbanks Police Sergeant Allen Brandt has returned home.

A procession was held Tuesday in Anchorage, where people gathered along the streets to honor him.

Brandt’s remains were taken from the state morgue in Anchorage to the Ted Stevens International Airport airport for transport back home to Fairbanks.

Nolan McCloud was one of the people who attended the procession.

He learned about the gathering from a police department text message.

“Well, I used to be a firefighter up in Fairbanks, and I went to the procession when the two troopers got killed a couple summers ago,” McCloud said. “I like to show my respect for the fallen, and that’s why I came.”

Having attended several processions in the past for fallen law enforcement, McCloud was pleased with the turnout the procession received.

“I really like to see that the community’s coming out to it,” McCloud said. “It’s really unfortunate that it happens to our law enforcement, but I like the support from the community. And I like that the community has come out to show their support.”

Brandt died in Anchorage on Friday because of complications from surgery to remove shrapnel from his eye.

He was shot five times Oct. 16 while responding to reports of gunfire.

The suspected shooter, Anthony George Jenkins-Alexie, 29, is in custody.

Pallbearers, including Fairbanks Deputy Chief Brad Johnson and Sgt. Brandt’s 8-year-old son, placed Brandt’s body on a plane at Ted Stevens International Airport where it was flown back to Fairbanks.

A funeral service for Brandt is scheduled at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

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