When i heard that, i knew that i was never going to see him again. reporter: sam s great-niece, aubrey cake, didn t make to it the hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam s funeral. the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. reporter: did it make you really proud in that moment? yeah. i m still proud of him. reporter: full fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. it was like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very, very humbling. reporter: but along with the tears, there was tension. by now, sam s family and friends had learned danielle s lover had shot sam. no one could believe it, that she even had a boyfriend, or that it was her boyfriend that killed him. people didn t even want her at the funeral. reporter: but the drama didn t end there. sitting not far from danielle was the other woman. was that awkward with danielle
Aubrey cake, didn t make it to the hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam s funeral. the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. reporter: did it make you really proud in that moment? yeah. i m still proud of him. reporter: full fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. it was like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very, very humbling. reporter: but along with the tears, there was tension. by now, sam s family and friends had learned danielle s lover had shot sam. no one could believe it, that she even had a boyfriend, or that it was her boyfriend that killed him. people didn t even want her at the funeral. reporter: but the drama didn t end there. sitting not far from danielle was the other woman. was that awkward with danielle being at the funeral, the wife and the mistress? yes, it was. but i felt it was more important
The hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam s funeral. the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. did it make you really proud in that moment? yeah. i m still proud of him. reporter: full fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. it s like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very, very humbling. reporter: but along with the tears, there was tension. by now, sam s family and friends had learned danielle s lover had shot sam. no one could believe it, that she even had a boyfriend, or that it was her boyfriend that killed him. people didn t even want her at the funeral. reporter: but the drama didn t end there. jaws dropped with the arrival of the other woman. was that awkward with danielle being at the funeral, the wife and the mistress? yes, it was. but i felt it was more important for me to be there than to worry
The hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam s funeral. the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. reporter: did it make you really proud in that moment? yeah. i m still proud of him. reporter: full fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. it was like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very, very humbling. reporter: but along with the tears, there was tension. by now, sam s family and friends had learned danielle s lover had shot sam. no one could believe it, that she even had a boyfriend, or that it was her boyfriend that killed him. people didn t even want her at the funeral. reporter: but the drama didn t end there. sitting not far from danielle was the other woman. was that awkward with danielle being at the funeral, the wife and the mistress? yes, it was. but i felt it was more important
i did. reporter: what did you say to him? i made him a promise that the people responsible for his murder would pay for it. reporter: the news of sam s passing hit dianne mcknight hard. in my mind i m still thinking maybe there s still some hope that he can survive this, but when i heard that, i knew that i was never going to see him again. reporter: sam s great-niece, aubrey cake, didn t make to it the hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam s funeral. the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. reporter: did it make you really proud in that moment? yeah. i m still proud of him. reporter: full fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. it was like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very, very humbling. reporter: but along with the tears, there was tension. by now, sam s family and friends had learned danielle s lover had shot sam. no one could believe it, that she even had a boyfrien