Joyce Champagne of Westbrook kneels as she pays her respects at the funeral for a Westbrook native and member of the Air Force, Shawn Mckeough Jr. Comforting her is Tasha Morrison. Mckeough was shot and killed while trying to stop an armed robbery in Arkansas. The funeral took place at St. Anthony's Church in Westbrook on Saturday.

A large crowd begins to arrive for the funeral. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

The family of Shawn Mckeough Jr. enters St. Anthony's. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Family and friends pay their respects to Shawn Mckeough Jr. during a funeral at St. Anthony's Church in Westbrook. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Mourners line up inside St. Anthony's Church. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Deacon John Brennan leads the procession out of a packed St. Anthony's Church. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

The funeral procession makes its way through Westbrook. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer