ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) -- A procession of law enforcement vehicles has escorted the body of slain police Officer Shawn Schneider back to Lake City.
Schneider died Friday evening at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The 32-year-old officer was shot in the head Dec. 19 while responding to a domestic dispute in Lake City. Authorities say the shooting suspect -- 25-year-old Alan Sylte Jr. of Hager City, Wis. -- then committed suicide.
About 15 police vehicles -- their emergency lights flashing -- escorted Schneider's body along U.S. Highway 63 to Lake City on Saturday morning.
A friend of Schneider's, Doug Wallerich, tells the newspaper that the officer's death is "hitting a lot of hearts."
Schneider leaves a wife and three young children.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
