Mother of slain officer wishes police got more respect

May 24, 2016 at 12:55 a.m. | Updated May 24, 2016 at 1:05 a.m.

by Associated Press

Danielle Dowd and her son Lucas pause before a memorial set up for slain Auburn police Officer Ronald Tarentino outside the police station, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Auburn, Mass. The man suspected of killing Tarentino during a weekend traffic stop had a lengthy criminal record and had been released from a maximum-security prison in 2013, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Danielle Dowd and her son Lucas pause before a memorial set up for slain Auburn police Officer Ronald Tarentino outside the police station, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Auburn, Mass. The man suspected of killing Tarentino during a weekend traffic stop had a lengthy criminal record and had been released from a maximum-security prison in 2013, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

BOSTON (AP) - The mother of a Massachusetts police officer who was shot dead during a weekend traffic stop says she wishes police got more respect.

Sharon Tarentino's comments come as she prepares to bury her son later this week.

Tarentino tells the Boston Herald that "nobody has respect for them anymore."

Authorities say 42-year-old Officer Ronald Tarentino was fatally shot by Jorge Zambrano early Sunday in Auburn. The shooting sparked a statewide manhunt for Zambrano, who state officials say was shot and killed by police about 18 hours later.

A wake will be held for the fallen officer on Thursday at St. Joseph's Church in Charlton. The funeral will be held on Friday at the church, followed by burial at Greenville Baptist Church Cemetery in the Rochdale section of Leicester.

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