Community members view a portrait of La Mesa police officer Lauren Craven, who was killed earlier this week, during a Community Candlelight Vigil and Fundraiser in her honor at Pink Rose Cafe on Friday in La Mesa. (wMeg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Velma Bailon, of La Mesa, holds a candle during a Community Candlelight Vigil. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Police officers look on during a Community Candlelight Vigil and Fundraiser in honor of La Mesa police officer Lauren Craven. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-TrLa Mesa Police Department Chief Ray Sweeney looks on during a Community Candlelight Vigil and Fundraiser in honor of La Mesa police officer Lauren Craven, who was killed earlier this week, hosted by Pink Rose Cafe on Friday. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Community members hold candles. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A La Mesa police officer looks on during a Community Candlelight Vigil and Fundraiser in honor of La Mesa police officer Lauren Cravene. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Police officers view a portrait of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Police officers view a portrait of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven during a candlelight vigil and fundraiser in her honor. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Early Monday evening, Oct. 27, 2025, the La Mesa Police Department held a public candlelight vigil at their headquarters for Officer Lauren Craven, who was killed while assisting a motorist a week ago. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The La Mesa Police Department held a public candlelight vigil at their headquarters for Officer Lauren Craven on Monday evening. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A public candlelight vigil was held at the La Mesa Police Department headquarters for Officer Lauren Craven. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Officers mourn Lauren Craven, who was killed while assisting a motorist a week ago. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A public candlelight vigil for Officer Lauren Craven Monday night. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Hundreds of emergency vehicles join in a large funeral procession following the hearse carrying the body of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven along southbound State Route 125 on Tuesday, Oct. 28. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A local holds a pair of small American Flags over the funeral procession of emergency vehicles and the hearse carrying the body of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)People watch from an overpass as a procession of police vehicles follows the hearse carrying the body of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven along southbound State Route 125 on Tuesday. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The hearse carrying the body of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven drives with a funeral procession along southbound State Route 125 on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 in El Cajon, California. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Firefighters stand on their truck to watch the funeral procession for La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Hundreds of emergency vehicles join the hearse carrying the body of La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven in a funeral procession along southbound State Route 125 on Tuesday. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Felicity Connor, 10, watches from an overpass as a procession of police vehicles follows the hearse. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The motorcade arrives at Skyline Church for funeral services for Officer Lauren Craven. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Under police escort, the hearse carrying Officer Lauren Craven’s casket arrives at Skyline Church on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Rancho San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Guest show a sign of respect just before the hearse carrying Officer Lauren Craven's casket arrives at Skyline Church. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Under police escort, the hearse carrying Officer Lauren Craven’s casket arrives at Skyline Church on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Rancho San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Firefighters salute as the hearse carrying Officer Lauren Craven’s casket arrives at Skyline Church on Tuesday in Rancho San Diego. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
