Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm laid to rest

Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm was laid to rest on Friday.

His funeral was held at Flatirons Community Church locate at 355 W. South Boulder Road in Lafayette, Colo.

Gumm, who was 31, was shot and killed on January 24 while responding to a call in a residential area about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of downtown Denver.

Police have arrested 22-year-old Dreion Martise Dearing, who faces charges of first-degree murder of a peace officer and second-degree burglary. A judge gave prosecutors until Wednesday to formally file charges.

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Gumm was married and had worked for the sheriff’s office since 2012.

His death came less than a month after 29-year-old Douglas County sheriff’s Deputy Zackari Parrish was fatally shot in suburban Denver.