INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Police Department is inviting the public to watch a funeral procession for Officer Timothy "Jake" Laird, who was killed in a gun battle this week.

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A funeral service for Laird is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke United Methodist Church on the city's north side. Following the funeral, sometime after noon, a procession will leave the church for Crown Hill Cemetery, where Laird will be buried.

The following is the procession's route:

• St. Luke United Methodist Church to Meridian Street, heading south.
• Meridian to New York Street.
• East on New York to Alabama Street.
• South on Alabama Street, passing IPD headquarters and the Marion County Sheriff's Department, to Maryland Street.
• East on Maryland and Washington Street to East Street.
• South on East Street to Virginia Avenue.
• South on Virginia to Shelby Street.
• South on Shelby, passing IPD South District headquarters, to Raymond Street.
• West on Raymond to Meridian Street
• North on Meridian to the Illinois Street merge.
• North on Illinois, through downtown, to 34th Street.
• West on 34th Street to the entrance of Crown Hill Cemetery.

Laird will be buried in a section of Crown Hill Cemetery that is dedicated to local public servants who were killed on the job.

Calling hours will be held Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Crown Hill Funeral Home.

Laird, a four-year veteran of the force, was married with a 7-year-old daughter, Kaylee, for whom a trust fund has been established, the police department said.

Donations to the Kaylee Laird Trust Fund can be made at the Indianapolis Police Department Credit Union, 1502 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46201.