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Mourners line up outside church for Demitri Hampton’s funeral

BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO  |  A long line of mourners arrived early Saturday at Galiee First Church of God in Christ.
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | A long line of mourners arrived early Saturday at Galilee First Church of God in Christ.

Mourners arrived early Saturday morning, forming a line outside Galilee First Church of God in Christ, to pay their respects to Demitri Hampton, a 21-year-old Riverhead graduate shot dead in his home last week.

The wake began at 10 a.m. and a funeral mass was to follow at 11 a.m.

The funeral director from Brockett Funeral Home said people were lined up when he arrived at 9:15 a.m. this morning.

Check back this afternoon for more coverage.

BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO  |
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO |  Mourners wait outside Galilee First Church of God in Christ Saturday morning.