Visitation for Deputy Patrick Dailey will be at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa this coming Monday and Tuesday from two to nine p.m.
The funeral will be Wednesday at Mountain Christian Church at 10 am.
Details are still being finalized for Deputy Mark Logsdon.
Meanwhile, those who knew the fallen deputies are trying to cope with their loss.
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler didn't sleep easy Wednesday night, and paused to collect himself before talking about the encounter that led to the death of two of his deputies.
Patrick Dailey Sr., a 30-year veteran, and Mark Logsdon, a 16-year veteran, were killed in the confrontation and pursuit at and near a Panera Bread in Abingdon.
"To the people who wear this uniform, there are no words," Gahler said. "These men are heroes."
Gahler thanked other agencies and jurisdictions for their emotional support in the wake of the shooting.
"Law enforcement turned out in such teriffic numbers yesterday," Gahler said. "It's a brotherhood unmatched in anything I've experienced."
Dailey, a member of the court services division, reported to the Panera after someone called the sheriff's office emergency operations division letting them know David Brian Evans was there, Gahler said. He was wanted on a civil warrant in Harford County for nonpayment of attorney's fees, and another in Florida. Deputies did not know Evans was armed.
Evans "almost immediately produced a handgun and shot him in the head," Gahler said.
The deputy with him "almost immediately" attempted lifesaving measures.
Witnesses quickly pointed other deputies in the direction where Evans had fled, which led deputies, including Logsdon, to Evans' snow-covered car, where Gahler said it's "possible" Evans had been living. Shots were fired from the car, striking Logsdon, who returned at least three rounds. Evans was killed at the scene. The semi-automatic handgun found in his car was purchased legally in Pennsylvania in 1993.
Gahler clarified remarks from Wednesday night, saying that the shooting was not likely motivated by a specific animus toward law enforcement, rather the simple fact there were warrants for his arrest.
Both deputies had been in the armed forces. Dailey was a former Marine. He was a 37-year life member of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co., an ambulance from which carried Dailey's body from Shock Trauma. He is survived by his girlfriend, mother and two sons, 17-year-old Tyler and 20-year-old Bryan. Gahler said Dailey was eligible to retire several years ago, but chose not to.
"He was here because he loved doing his job," Dailey said.
Logsdon served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, three children and his parents.
"You can't question either deputy's commitment to their community," Gahler said. "This agency is deeply, deeply embedded in the Harford County community."
County Executive Barry Glassman echoed comments made earlier Thursday on WBAL NewsRadio 1090.
As usual, the county will pull together and we're going to rise up and salute these heroes as we move forward down the road," Glassman said.
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