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Massachusetts State Police members stage outside the church before the ceremony â a traditional Catholic Mass.
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Mourners gather in downtown Adams on Thursday for the funeral of Capitol Police Officer William Billy Evans.
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Pallbearers load the casket carrying the body of Capitol Police Officer William Evans into a hearse outside St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams.
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Pallbearers bring the casket with the body of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Billy Evans to a hearse outside St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams on Thursday. Evans, 41, a native of North Adams, was killed April 2, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Evans funeral Mass was held at noon at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and officiated by Bishop William D. Byrne of the Springfield Diocese. Byrne had previously been pastor at St. Peter s Church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The funeral was private with family and friends, and a long list of public officials including Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, U.S. Rep. Richie Neal, state Sen. Adam Hinds, state Reps. John Barrett III and William Smitty Pignatelli, North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard and City Councilors Lisa Blackmer and Jason Laforest and Adams officials. A contingent from the Capitol Police were also in attendance along with local, state, and regional law enforcement, including Adams Police Chief Scott Kelley, North Adams Police Chief Jason Wood, and Pittsfield Police Chief Michael Wynn.
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