ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — A stretch of state highway in northeastern Kansas now bears the name of an Atchison police officer who was killed on duty in 2011.

KQTV in St. Joseph reports that the stretch of Kansas 7 from Atchison to Troy was renamed Tuesday as Sgt. David Enzbrenner Memorial Highway.

He was a 24-year veteran of the city’s police force until he was killed while delivering a nuisance notice.

Atchison police Lt. Timothy Stout called Tuesday’s event “a special day” that the department and Atchison residents have been awaiting for some time.