The funeral procession for a slain Philadelphia cop was nearly stopped before it began were it not for the strength and ingenuity of some mourning officers . Faced with a car blocking the route following Sunday 's funeral , no owner in sight and no tow truck near enough to move it in time , over a dozen of Robert Wilson III 's fellow policemen pitched in to move it themselves . 'We just moved the car , ' explained Springfield Township Corporal Shawn Hart . It was a last ditch effort as countless mourners looked nervously at the car blocking their path . Emotional : Philadelphia cops from various departments pitched in to move this car from the funeral procession route of their fallen colleague with their bare hands . Hero : Wilson helped protect a video game store full of people when he was gunned down by robbers . ' I just asked some guys in line for a hand . They came over and we moved it to the side , ' Hart told NBC Philadelphia . 'The procession was able to get past and that was it . After the procession came by [ the car 's owner ] jumped in his car and moved it out of the way before the hearse came down . ' No one is sure exactly how many officers pitched in or from which departments they came . 'There were so many , ' Hart told NBC Philly . 'They just came over , grabbed a piece of the car and they moved it . I do n't even know where they were from . ' In his final , courageous moments , Officer Robert Wilson III took on two armed robbers and gave his life to save those around him — an act so noble that Philadelphia 's police department will rename its valor medal in his honor , police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said . Ramsey recounted Wilson 's heroism during the slain officer 's funeral on Saturday , telling thousands of mourners it was the greatest act of bravery he has seen in his 46-year law enforcement career . 'Robert redefined what valor means , in my mind , ' Ramsey said . Surveillance video of the March 5 encounter at a GameStop store in north Philadelphia captured the 30-year-old Wilson 's unflinching response , Ramsey said . The gunmen burst in as the 8-year department veteran waited in line to purchase a game for his son , who had excelled in school and was turning 10 in a few days . He instinctively moved from the counter to draw the suspects ' gunfire away from innocent bystanders and returned fire , Ramsey said . More than 50 shots were fired during the fierce gunbattle , investigators said . 'He never stopped until that fatal round was fired , ' Ramsey told the assembled crowd , many of whom were law enforcement officers from across the country whose dress uniforms formed patterns of blues and tans inside the Palestra sports arena . Wilson was remembered as energetic and hardworking . His family ( above ) attended a memorial viewing for him on Friday . 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 . 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 . Mayor Michael Nutter said he is struggling to comprehend the loss of the city 's 10th police officer killed in the line of duty in the last 9 years . The city has lost a friend , a brother and an American hero , Nutter said . 'Two cowards came upon him , firing at him , ' Nutter said . 'He fought them valiantly until he could fight no more . ' Ramone Williams , 24 , and Carlton Hipps , 29 , are charged with murder , attempted murder , robbery and other offenses . ' I miss my man , ' Wilson 's partner , Damien Stevenson , told mourners . He shot one of the suspects in the leg as they attempted to flee . Stevenson reminisced about the fun he and Wilson had on patrol in their car , No . 2222 , the time they donned red and white striped socks to entertain children at a Ronald McDonald House and the banter they shared . 'That 's all we did , we had fun , ' Stevenson said , as a video screen displayed images of the partners in their squad car , the slain officer smiling broadly . 'There was no car like 22-22 . ' Wilson will receive the newly renamed medal of valor and the department 's medal of honor and a posthumous promotion to sergeant , Ramsey said . GameStop : Wilson was in full uniform inside a North Philadelphia GameStop ( photographed ) as part of his patrol duties when two armed men entered the store and announced a robbery . Ramone Williams , ( left ) 24 , and Carlton Hipps ( right ) 29 , have been charged with murder in Wilson 's death .
Robert Wilson III was killed after he opened fire on robbers who 'd stormed a video game store where he was in line to guy a game for his son . 50 men with semi-automatic weapons tried to rob the store and over Two shots were exchanged as Wilson shielded customers . Police award for courage under fire has been renamed for the officer and is now called the Robert Wilson III Medal of Valor .