Vale Keith Anthony Smith

Constable Keith Anthony Smith was farewell at an emotional and heart-warming service at the paranaple Centre in Devonport.

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00:00Constable Keith Smith was honoured and farewelled at an emotional service today

00:05full of heartwarming stories from colleagues who were also friends.

00:10The 20-year veteran was fatally shot on Monday, June 16,

00:16when attempting to execute a court-ordered warrant to repossess a Northmont residence.

00:21A sea of blue trickled into the Paranapol Centre in Devonport to send off the constable.

00:27Here it was described as the living definition of what it meant to be kind, caring and gentle.

00:38Following the service in Devonport, the community at Olverston lined the streets

00:44to pay their respects to Constable Smith.