Chris Sweda / Chicago TribuneKristin Ballard of Rockford stands in support of police officers and firefighters while attending a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Photo by Rich ChapmanSheriff Bill Prim remembers his deputy during funeral services for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneLaw enforcement pose for a photo by their photographer near the squad car of Deputy Jacob Keltner as they arrive for the funeral services of Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Chris Sweda / Chicago TribuneA police car procession snakes down East State St. for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribunePolice academy cadets arrive at DeFiore Funeral Home to attend the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Photo by Rich ChapmanHoward Keltner is consoled by his wife, Helen, during funeral services for their son, McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneCrime scene tape around the Extended Stay America in Rockford, March 8, 2019.
Photo by Rich ChapmanThe honor guard salutes during funeral services for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneRockford police Deputy Chief John Pozzi discusses the incident in which a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/Chicago TribuneA young girl and her mother arrive with flowers to drop off outside the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock, March 8, 2019, in honor of Deputy Jacob Keltner who was shot in killed at the Extended Stay America in Rockford on Thursday. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed at the hotel by suspect Floyd E. Brown.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneOfficers stand in line outside DeFiore Funeral Home during the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneOfficials look over a vehicle in a field after a standoff with Floyd E. Brown near exit 133 on Interstate 55 near Lincoln, Ill., on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Brown allegedly shot a McHenry County sheriff's deputy attached to a U.S. Marshals Service task force in Rockford and then fled.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribunePeople hug outside Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside after a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneFlowers and a note reading "thank you for your service" lies just under signage for a local businesses near the Extended Stay America in Rockford, March 8, 2019. A fugitive shot and killed a McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner Thursday as law enforcement agents closed in on his Rockford hotel room.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/Chicago TribuneA U.S. flag flies at half-staff outside the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock, March 8, 2019, in honor of Deputy Jacob Keltner who was shot in killed at the Extended Stay America in Rockford on Thursday.
Antonio Perez / Chicago TribuneLaw enforcement officers assemble outside following the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock, Ill., on March 13, 2019.
Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneIllinois State Police sharpshooters and crisis negotiators are in a standoff with Floyd E. Brown, 39, of Springfield, on Interstate Highway 55 near Lincoln on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneMourners pass the squad car of Deputy Jacob Keltner as they arrive for the funeral services at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019. The officer was with a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, serving a warrant, when he was shot.
Photo by Rich ChapmanThe U.S. flag is lifted from the casket of McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner during funeral services at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneA section of Interstate Highway 55 near exit 133 is shut down on March 7, 2019, as police attempt to apprehend the fugitive near Lincoln.
Scott P. Yates / Rockford Register Star via APA procession of law enforcement vehicles stretching miles long transporting the body of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner from Mercyhealth's Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic-Riverside to the Winnebago County Coroner's Office passes along East State Street on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Rockford, Ill.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneA sea of Sheriff police cars wait for their turn to join the procession following the funeral service of Deputy Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/Chicago TribuneA small memorial outside the McHenry County Government Center, in Woodstock, March 8, 2019, in honor of Deputy Jacob Keltner who was shot in killed at the Extended Stay America in Rockford on Thursday.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneA McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019. The officer was with a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, serving a warrant, when he was shot.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneA black band covers an Illinois State Police badge as mourners arrive for the funeral services of McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneOfficers wait outside DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneThe rear third floor of is seen at the hotel where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Photo by Rich ChapmanA program is tucked inside an officer's hat during funeral services for McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneFBI personnel work at the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019. The officer was with a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, serving a warrant, when he was shot.
Photo by Rich ChapmanBecki Keltner clutches the flag that covered her husband's casket during services for McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/Chicago TribuneA broken third floor window at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 8, 2019. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed after suspect Floyd E. Brown jumped from the hotel's third floor window on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneBecki Keltner holds onto an American flag presented to the family as pallbearers carry out the casket of her husband, Deputy Jacob Keltner, following the funeral service at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribunePolice academy cadets arrive at DeFiore Funeral Home to attend the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneOfficers wait outside DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Huntley. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Antonio Perez / Chicago TribuneThe casket of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner is carried from Woodstock North High School after the funeral for the fallen officer in Woodstock, Ill. on March 13, 2019.
E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneA guest checks out of a hotel where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneOfficers wait outside DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribunePolice academy cadets depart DeFiore Funeral Home after attending the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Chris Sweda / Chicago TribunePolice officers salute at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford following the arrival of the body of fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Susan Moran / Rockford Register Star via APRon Schwartz, an acting officer and driving engineer of Rockford Fire Department's Engine 6, salutes as the law enforcement procession stretching miles long carrying the body of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner passes on Thursday, March 7, 2019, along West State Street in Rockford, Ill.
Photo by Rich ChapmanFuneral services for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneA family honors the slain deputy as a procession of police vehicles leave the funeral service of Deputy Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/Chicago TribuneThe road adjacent to the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford is closed as authorities continue to investigate the scene on March 8, 2019. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed at the hotel by suspect Floyd E. Brown on March 7, 2019.
Chris Sweda / Chicago TribuneA procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneLaw enforcement officers from various departments assemble outside Woodstock North High School before the start of the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner in Woodstock on March 13, 2019. Keltner was killed while serving a warrant in Rockford with U.S. marshals.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneA Huntley firefighter walks to DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Photo by Rich ChapmanA member of the honor guard performs a final salute for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Chris Sweda / Chicago TribunePolice officers stage themselves outside of Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford prior to a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneLaw enforcement officers from various departments arrive outside Woodstock North High School before the start of the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
Chris Sweda / Chicago TribunePam and Bill Dyer of Rockford show support for police officers by attending the procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneTwo DuPage County sheriff's deputies walk to DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneA vehicle is removed from a field near exit 133 on Interstate 55 near Lincoln, Ill., after a standoff with Floyd E. Brown on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribunePeople wait outside DeFiore Jorgensen funeral home in Huntley to stand in support of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives on Friday, March 8, 2019. Keltner was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant in Rockford.
Antonio Perez/Chicago TribuneA Buffalo Grove police officer looks on following the funeral service of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via APPolice lights shine though an American flag as a procession of law enforcement vehicles and the hearse carrying the body of slain McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner outside the Winnebago County Coroner's Office Friday, March 8, 2019, in Rockford, Ill.
Antonio Perez / Chicago TribuneLaw enforcement officers assemble outside following the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock, Ill. on March 13, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneA boy hands an officer a yellow flower outside DeFiore Funeral Home during the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneA procession follows the body of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as it arrives in Huntley on Friday, March 8, 2019. Keltner was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant in Rockford.
Stacey Wescott/Chicago TribuneA Winnebago County sheriff's deputy on the scene at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 8, 2019. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed at the hotel by suspect Floyd E. Brown on March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneMourners stand in line outside DeFiore Funeral Home to attend the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago TribuneOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / Chicago TribuneSgt. Lloyd Howen of the Lake in the Hills Police Department wears a black band across his badge that reads "1879," which was the badge number of McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, during Keltner's visitation at DeFiore Funeral Home March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
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Kristin Ballard of Rockford stands in support of police officers and firefighters while attending a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
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The funeral for slain McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Woodstock North High School, officials announced.
Details on parking and the route of the funeral procession will be released later, they said.
Classes at the high school will be canceled Wednesday to accommodate the service, Superintendent Mike Moan of Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 said in an online message. Teachers will still design “educational opportunities” for students that day, he said.
“While it is always a difficult decision to cancel classes during the school year, we believe it is the appropriate decision to allow the community to properly honor a fallen hero,” Moan said.
Keltner’s visitation will be Tuesday, from 2 to 8 p.m., at the DeFiore Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road in Huntley. A formal law enforcement walk-through will take place at 6 p.m.
Keltner, a 35-year-old father of two young boys, was shot at a Rockford hotel Thursday as he was trying to arrest a fugitive as part of a U.S. marshals task force. The alleged gunman, Floyd Brown, fled the scene but was captured after a high-speed chase and a six-hour armed standoff.
Keltner died from his wounds several hours later. Brown, who was hospitalized after his capture, faces first-degree murder charges in Winnebago County and, because Keltner was working with the marshals, federal murder charges that could make him eligible for the death penalty.
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