Mourners pay last respects to fallen Lake City officer

About 2,000 people, including officers from all over the midwest and Canada, gathered in Lake City Saturday afternoon for Shawn Schneider’s funeral. The Lake City Police Officer was shot in the head while responding to a domestic call Dec. 19th. Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff.

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BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Jan 7, 2012

About 2,000 people, including officers from all over the midwest and Canada, gathered in Lake City Saturday afternoon for Shawn Schneider’s funeral. The Lake City Police Officer was shot in the head while responding to a domestic call Dec. 19th. Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff.

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The Post-Bulletin says as many as 2,000 people total are expected to attend what will likely be the largest funeral in the city's history on Saturday. Shawn Schneider was shot in the head while responding to a call about a domestic dispute. Officers are expected to come from all over the Midwest and Canada for the funeral.

Fallen police officers will be remembered this week in Washington, D.C., including Lake City officer Shawn Schneider, who was shot and killed in December. On Tuesday, for Peace Officer Memorial Day, his name will be revealed on the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial in the nation's capital.

Family and friends of Lake City police officer Shawn Schneider will gather this Saturday, January 7. His funeral is set for 1 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Lake City. Officer Schneider was shot during a domestic dispute two weeks ago. The 32-year-old remained in critical condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester for 11 days before he died of his injuries Friday.

A procession of law enforcement vehicles escorted the body of officer Shawn Schneider back to Lake City Saturday. Schneider died Friday evening at Mayo Clinic in Rochester from a gunshot wound suffered on duty.

The nine-year Lake City police veteran shot Monday morning remains hospitalized. A spokesperson with St. Marys Hospital in Rochester says Shawn Schneider remains in critical condition on Saturday. He was responding to a domestic dispute with another officer when he was shot in the head.

The man who allegedly shot Lake City police officer Shawn Schneider was found dead after an all-day standoff with law enforcement authorities. Schneider was critically wounded while responding to a domestic disturbance at a Lake City home Monday morning. Police, SWAT team members and other authorities surrounded the home through the day. When they entered the home they found the body of the suspect, Alan Sylte, Jr.

Officer Shawn Schneider was shot as he stepped between an armed man and a fleeing girl during a domestic dispute. He remained in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester before succumbing to his injuries Friday.

A medical examiner at the Mayo Clinic confirmed the identity of the man found dead after Monday's all-day standoff with police at a Lake City home. Alan Sylte's death was determined to be a suicide. Police say Sylte also shot Lake City police officer Shawn Schneider, who remains in critical condition.

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