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Slideshow: Sean Collier returns home to Wilmington

Officer brought to town funeral home as officers, citizens line streets.

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April 21, 2013

MIT Police arrive for a vigil for slain fellow officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

MIT Police arrive for a vigil for slain fellow officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

MIT Police arrive for a vigil for slain fellow officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

MIT Police arrive for a vigil for slain fellow officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

MIT Police arrive for a vigil for slain fellow officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

MIT Police arrive for a vigil for slain fellow officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

A hearse transporting MIT Police Officer Sean Collier passes down Church Street near the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

A hearse transporting MIT Police Officer Sean Collier passes down Church Street near the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

Lisa Marriott and her son, Joseph, hold a sign and candles during the vigil for Collier.

Lisa Marriott and her son, Joseph, hold a sign and candles during the vigil for Collier.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

A woman hugs an MIT Police officer after a vigil.

A woman hugs an MIT Police officer after a vigil.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

MIT Police Sergeant Cheryl Vossmer talks with students from the MIT-EMS, who were first to respond to the fatal shooting.

MIT Police Sergeant Cheryl Vossmer talks with students from the MIT-EMS, who were first to respond to the fatal shooting.

Photo: Reuters/Dominick Reuter

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