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 couldn'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 pffcuorg  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 
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robert wilson iii, 30, 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 