MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Corey Ruiz's funeral service was held in Madison Friday, August 14.

The 38-year-old was shot and killed July 22 by a Madison police officer.

His killing set off weeks of protest that pit demonstrators against the city and the police department.

At the funeral, civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton delivered Ruiz's eulogy. It was part funeral service, part rally for justice, and part call to action.

Sharpton pledged to make sure Ruiz is not forgotten.

He said during the eulogy, “Corey Ruiz is going to represent a new day for this city and in this state. Stand up for Corey!”

Sharpton's rousing eulogy was the highlight of the service.

Several times he brought the congregation—family, friends, and strangers—to its feet.

“We will stop and stand up for justice for this young man, Corey Ruiz," he said. "Because he could have been one of our children.”

But the painful and personal moments came from Ruiz's family.

His mother, Elsa Ruiz, said, “A piece of my heart has been torn from my chest.”

Elsa Ruiz remembered her son and the person behind the movement he’s come to represent.

“He was kind and loving and sincere.” She added, “He was an uncle, a brother, a father. He was a human.”

His sister Veronica Ruiz spoke of the mental health challenges and subsequent drug addictions that forced him into what she called ‘survival mode.’

“My last conversation with him," Veronica said, "he was full of so much sorrow, so much pain. And there was nothing I could do to help him in the moment.”

His sister Anna spoke about the pain of his death itself, saying, “I watched that video for a week straight, day and night.”

Prior to the service, Sharpton, attorney Benjamin Crump, and other attorneys briefly spoke at a news conference.

Sharpton said, “No policeman can justify that tape that I saw. To just unload a gun on a man.”

There they pledged to continue fighting for justice.

Attorney B’Ivory LaMarr said, “If we expect accountability as it relates to the residents in this state, we expect the same accountability for the police department here in Madison, Wisconsin.”

But the biggest calls to action came during the service itself.

Crump led the congregation in a chant, saying, “To God be the glory, we’re going to get justice for Corey!”

Crump and the legal team did not take questions before or after the funeral service.

But he said he expects the independent autopsy results in the coming days and will answer questions once that report is released.