• People salute as the funeral procession for San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland passes on Interstate 35 in San Marcos, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Copeland was fatally shot last week while trying to serve a warrant on a domestic violence suspect. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) Photo: Jay Janner, AP / Austin American-Statesman
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People salute as the funeral procession for San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland passes on Interstate 35 in San Marcos, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Copeland was fatally shot last week while trying to serve a warrant on a domestic violence suspect. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) less
People salute as the funeral procession for San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland passes on Interstate 35 in San Marcos, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Copeland was fatally shot last week while trying ... more
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas police officer who was fatally shot last week has been remembered as a compassionate man who loved being a police officer and a father.

A funeral was held Wednesday for San Marcos Officer Kenneth Copeland, who was killed Dec. 4 while serving a warrant on a domestic violence suspect.

Friend Jeff Caldwell told mourners at the Community Bible Church in San Antonio that Copeland had a smile that "was larger than life."

A procession of emergency vehicles escorted Copeland's body from a funeral home in San Marcos about 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the church.

The 58-year-old officer was a 19-year veteran of the San Marcos Police Department.