Photos: Remembering a fallen officer

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A funeral service honoring a slain Atlanta officer was held at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack.

March 13, 2015 College Park - Bertha Green, mother of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, speaks as her husband Johnny Green (left) stands next her during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Numerous local police agencies as well as officers from around the country participated in the processional from Turner Field in downtown Atlanta Friday, March 13, 2015, to attend Friday’s funeral for Fulton County police Detective Terence Avery Green. Green, 48, of East Point, who was shot early March 4 while responding to a report of shots fired in a south Fulton neighborhood. Amanuel Menghesha, 42, of Fairburn, allegedly shot and killed Green, a 22-year veteran of the department, police said. Menghesha was later arrested on murder and aggravated assault charges. A father of four sons, Green is survived by his parents, numerous relatives and high school friends, including many he saw regularly. The officer’s funeral was Friday at 1 p.m. at World Changers Church International, in College Park. Burial was at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in College Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

March 13, 2015 College Park - Marquis Green, son of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, speaks during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Police officers from around the country begin gathering in downtown Atlanta late Friday morning on March 13, 2015 to honor a Fulton County police detective shot and killed. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack.

Law enforcement procession arrives at World Changers International Church to honor and attend the funeral of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, who was killed in an ambush, on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Police officers from around the country arrive to honor and attend the funeral of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, who was killed in an ambush, on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Sons of Fulton County Detective Terence Green view the open casket of their father's body during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Parents of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, Johnny and Bertha Green, view the open casket of their son's body during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Father of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, Johnny Green (foreground), comforts his grandson as the casket is covered during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Bertha Green, mother of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, speaks as her husband Johnny Green reacts during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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March 13, 2015 College Park - Bertha Green, mother of Fulton County Detective Terence Green, speaks as her husband Johnny Green (left) stands next her during a funeral service at World Changers International Church on Friday, March 13, 2015. Terence Avery Green, 48, was on duty March 4 when he was killed in what a Fulton police assistant chief called an ambush-style attack. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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