A Philadelphia police officer fatally shot while trying to stop a video game store robbery was remembered as a 'hero ' at a somber funeral on Saturday . Services for Officer Robert Wilson III began at 10 am on Saturday at the University of Pennsylvania . The solemn ceremony honored 30-year-old Wilson , who was killed in a gunfight March 5 at a GameStop store in north Philadelphia . He had stopped for a security check and to buy a game for his son Quahmier when two men with semi-automatic weapons stormed in to rob the shop . Scroll down for video . Philadelphia officer Robert Wilson III , 30 , was remembered at a funeral on Saturday after he was slain at a GameStop in the cities north while buying a video game for his son Quahmier , 10 , earlier this month . Law enforcement officers saluted the arrival of the remains of Philadelphia officer Robert Wilson III before a funeral procession for the officer , who exchanged gunfire with two armed gunmen trying to rob the store . Wilson 's funeral procession marched through Philadelphia during a rainstorm . He will be buried after a funeral at the University of Pennsylvania where he was remembered as a fun-loving family man . Police say the father of two was getting the game to reward his son for good grades and for his 10th birthday , which was Monday . His second son Robert Wilson IV is one year old . Wilson did not take cover behind the counter inside the store so as to not draw fire towards employees and customers while he exchanged shots with the would-be robbers . More than 50 shots were fired during the incident . The slain officer was hit multiple times but 'fought til the very end , ' Philadelphia Police Department 's Captain James Clark said . Two brothers , Ramone Williams , 26 , and Carlton Hipps , 29 , have been arrested and charged with murder in Wilson 's death . Hipps served five years in prison for armed robbery of a liquor store and Williams has a record for assault , according to the Philadelphia Inquirer . Wilson 's partner Damien Stevenson shot Hipps in the leg as he left the store . Wilson ( pictured ) did not hide behind the GameStop counter and positioned himself in the store so that employees and customers would not be injured in the shoot out . Ramone Williams , ( left ) 24 , and Carlton Hipps ( right ) 29 , have been charged with murder in Wilson 's death . Wilson died a few hours later at Temple University Hospital after he 'fought mightily ' to live . People have been holding vigils and releasing white balloons in the officer 's neighborhood . City council on Thursday held a moment of silence in honor of Wilson , who came from a family of police officers and had been on the force for eight years . Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly delivered footballs to Quahmier and Robert Wilson IV . A horse-drawn carriage took Wilson 's body to Saturday 's funeral on rain-soaked streets lined with police officers from Philadelphia and other departments throughout the country , according to NBC Philadelphia . Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said during the ceremony that the past nine years , when ten Philadelphia officers have been killed in the line of duty , have been particularly hard . Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said that Wilson was an 'American hero ' who had sacrificed his life for others . Police Chief Charles Ramsey promoted Wilson to sergeant and renamed a medal for courage under fire in his honor . He called Wilson an American hero ' and said he 'laid down his life for people in that store ' . Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey said that the slain officer would receive the Medal of Honor and the Medal of Valor , which will from now on be known as the Robert F Wilson III Medal of Valor . He was also posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant . Chief Ramsey spoke to mourning family and friends and said that they could be guided by memories of Wilson . 'When you talk about a guardian angel , you could n't find a better one , ' he said . Beyond his heroics , friends and family remembered the man they knew as 'Robbie ' as a vivacious hard-worker . He would organize touch football games and was a family man who loved spending times with his sons . Wilson will be buried at Fernwood Cemetery , in Lansdowne , Pennsylvania , according to the Philadelphia Daily News . The Fraternal Order of Police has made a memorial fund to help Wilson 's family , which can be found at pffcu.org . Wilson ( left ) was remembered as a fun-loving friend by members of the Philadelphia Police Department , including his partner Damien Stephenson ( right ) Wilson was remembered as energetic and hardworking . His family ( above ) attended a memorial viewing for him on Friday .
Robert Wilson III , Saturday , killed in shootout at GameStop in city 's north . Officer , in uniform , was buying video game for his son 's 10th birthday . Two men with semi-automatic weapons tried to rob the store . More than 50 shots in shootout , where Wilson shielded customers . Police award for courage under fire now Robert Wilson III Medal of Valor .