It was among the most routine of calls - a complaint about a parked car playing loud music late at night.

But that call Thursday night ended in the first line-of-duty death of a Lexington police officer in more than two decades.

Officer Bryan J. Durman, a 27-year-old father and U.S. Air Force veteran, was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle while he investigated the noise complaint on North Limestone. After an intense but quick search, police arrested Glenn R. Doneghy, 33, - who has a lengthy criminal history - and charged him with murder.

Durman's death touched off a gut-wrenching Friday for Lexington police officers, who wore black bands across their badges. Mayor Jim Newberry ordered flags on city buildings to be flown at half staff.

With sirens blaring and lights flashing, a procession of motorcycle officers and police cars accompanied a coroner's van as it delivered Durman's body to Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Main Street just before 2 p.m. Friday.

At about that same time, Lexington police welcomed a new class of recruits in a bittersweet ceremony at the Kentucky Theatre. Durman's death was a stark reminder of the perils of the job ahead for those 15 new officers.

Before the ceremony, at Chief Ronnie Bastin's request, the auditorium held a moment of silence for Durman. Several of those in attendance held hands or hugged.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Officer Durman as they cope with the loss that we all share," Bastin said.

Mike Sweeney, president of Bluegrass Lodge No. 4 of the Fraternal Order of Police, said that although he didn't know Durman well, he seemed to be "very pleasant, very respectful. His colleagues said he was a good officer."

"It's never an easy thing when you go through this," said Sweeney. "This is the first time Lexington police have had to bury one of their own since (Roy) Mardis was killed."

Mardis was killed during a manhunt for a fugitive on Aug. 23, 1985. He was struck by a bullet from a state trooper's rifle in a Mercer County cornfield.

Durman became a Lexington police officer in December, 2007. He was fluent in Spanish and was described by Bastin as "always very helpful."

The officer leaves behind a wife, Brandy Durman, and a 4-year-old son.

At about 10 p.m. Thursday, Durman was sent to investigate a complaint that a car parked in front of a house on North Limestone near Alabama Avenue was playing loud music.

Durman had parked his cruiser up the street and walked back to the vehicle, which was parked on the left side of the road.

The officer had approached the vehicle's passenger side when a 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe heading north on North Limestone struck Durman and two parked vehicles, Lexington police said.

Police have not said how fast the SUV was traveling.

The Tahoe slowed, then continued north, turning left on Seventh Street, police said.

Durman was rushed to University of Kentucky Hospital, where he later died of his injuries. The coroner's office had not released a preliminary cause of death as of Friday night.

Lexington police found a Tahoe matching witnesses' description of the vehicle that hit Durham at an apartment complex at 309 Northland Drive at 11:49 p.m.

Officers obtained a search warrant and, just after 12:30 a.m., officers from the Emergency Response Unit - Lexington police's tactical team - entered an apartment at the complex where Doneghy had been staying.

In addition to murder, Doneghy is charged with leaving the scene of an accident, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance suspected to be cocaine.

Investigators said they also charged Doneghy with five counts of assault for being combative with members of the emergency response unit.

Doneghy is being held at the Fayette County jail. He declined a request for an interview.

According to court documents, Doneghy has an extensive criminal history, with charges including assaulting a police officer, harassment and possession of drugs. He had two outstanding bench warrants for failure to appear in court on previous charges.

Police have said alcohol and drugs are suspected to be factors in the crash.

Sherelle Roberts, spokeswoman for the Lexington police, said Durman's approach to the parked vehicle was consistent with police training. She said Durman approached the passenger side of the car, which was facing the street, to speak to an occupant on that side.

"There was nobody in the driver's seat," she said.

Before Durman's death, the last law enforcement officer to die in Lexington was Fayette County deputy sheriff Joseph Angelucci, Sheriff Kathy Witt said.

On Nov. 23, 1988, Angelucci died after having been shot with his own gun earlier in the month. Angelucci had intended to serve an involuntary hospitalization warrant on a man who resisted arrest, grabbed the deputy's gun and shot him once in the chest.