<p>DECATUR, Ill. — Law enforcement officers from around Illinois gathered at Maranatha Assembly of God in Decatur on Wednesday for the funeral of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/illinois-shootings-1386c2a79304b51aefb714a4ca9c173a">Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim</a>, who was shot to death May 19 while responding to a domestic disturbance call. </p>
<p>Rows of police officers stood silently at parade rest outside the church as family and friends mourned the slain police officers inside. Parked in front of the church was a Champaign police car, draped in black ribbon. </p>
<p>The waiting officers snapped to attention at an order shouted from the front steps of the church and saluted as the flag-draped casket containing the remains of Oberheim were carried to a waiting hearse to the sounds of a pipe and drum corps.</p>
<p>Oberheim, 44, began his law enforcement career as a Decatur police officer, serving in the department for seven years before he joined the Champaign Police Department in 2008. </p>
<p>Accompanied by a motorcycle escort, a procession led by the hearse headed to Monticello Township Cemetery for Oberheim’s burial. The route was lined with people out to pay their respects to Oberheim and his family.</p>
<p>Oberheim was killed during a shootout at a Champaign apartment complex. Officers had gone there in response to a report of a domestic disturbance and encountered the armed suspect. A second officer was wounded. The suspect, Darion Marquise Lafayette, 24, of Champaign, was killed in the shootout.</p>
<p>Champaign County court records show Lafayette had previous arrests for domestic violence and drug possession.</p>
