After the audio from slain Kentucky State Trooper Joseph Ponder's final radio transmission was converted to video and uploaded to YouTube, Kentucky State Police were bombarded with inquiries about how to get it removed out of respect for the family.

KSP contacted a YouTube representative and then issued this statement on its Facebook page:

 


KSP Statement on Tpr. Ponder’s Final Radio Transmission The Kentucky State Police (KSP) has received an extremely...

Posted by Kentucky State Police on Thursday, September 17, 2015

Twitter also lit up with tweets from supporters imploring YouTube to remove the video.

The funeral for Trooper Ponder was today at 11AM Central. WDRB-TV in Louisville provided this coverage:

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