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

Joyce Champagne of Westbrook pays her respects at the funeral for a Westbrook native and member of the Air Force, Shawn Mckeough Jr. Comforting Champagne 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. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

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

Family and friends line up inside St. Anthony's Church. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Family and friends pay their final respects to Shawn Mckeough Jr. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

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

The funeral procession for Shawn Mckeough Jr. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer