Officer Michael Horan | Body of fallen officer escorted home after shooting inside Food Lion in Greensboro, North Carolina

GREENSBORO, NC (WTVD) — Fallen Greensboro Police Officer Michael will be brought home Friday

Law enforcement officials will escort his body from the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Raleigh to a funeral home in Greensboro, starting around 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m

Investigators are still investigating the shooting of Horan at a Food Lion Monday on Lawndale Drive.

Suspect 34-year-old Tarrell McMillian made his first court appearance on charges of first-degree murder Thursday. McMillian was appointed a public defender and is being held without bond until his next court date on March 20.

Horan was hired in 2017 and became a sworn officer in 2018. The Greensboro Police Department said he was an “outstanding” officer with an excellent reputation. He was also a husband and father.

Memorials have been erected in Horan’s honor at police headquarters. One will be located outside and the other in the main lobby.

Greensboro Police Officers Association create a fundraiser online. Donations will go to support Horan’s family in their time of need.

What we know so far

This was the city’s 43rd homicide of 2024.

At 11 a.m., Horan answered a call from the grocery store just off Interstate 840 in north Greensboro two days before Christmas. A man was inside the store with a firearm.

He encountered 34-year-old Tarell Isaac McMillian of Greensboro, and a brief struggle ensued. Authorities say McMillian pulled out a gun and shot the officer. He then got into a car and drove away.

Watch the full press conference with the Greensboro Police Department

Horan did not have time to draw or fire his weapon, the State Bureau of Investigation said.

McMillian was caught about 150 miles away from Duplin County after a high-speed chase.