Memorial service for slain Texas district attorney

An image of Kaufman County Dist. Atty. Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, is unveiled before a memorial service for them in Sunnyvale, Texas. (LM Otero / Associated Press)

Associated Press

April 4, 2013 6:15 PM PT

Police helicopters hovered overhead, officers mingled with the crowd and snipers positioned themselves on the roof of the church Thursday as mourners gathered in Sunnyvale, Texas, to honor a local district attorney gunned down with his wife last week.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the memorial service for Kaufman County Dist. Atty. Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, in Sunnyvale, Texas. (LM Otero / Associated Press)

A police officer salutes before the casket of Kaufman County Dist. Atty. Mike McLelland during the memorial service. (LM Otero / Associated Press)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry holds a flag to present to the family of Kaufman County Dist. Atty. Mike McLelland after the memorial service in Sunnyvale, Texas. (LM Otero / Associated Press)

An honor guard tends to a flag over the casket of Kaufman County Dist. Atty. Mike McLelland after a memorial service in Sunnyvale, Texas. (LM Otero / Associated Press)

Shirley Woodward, mother of Cynthia McLelland, who was slain along with her husband, Mike, grieves at the memorial service in Sunnyvale, Texas. (LM Otero / Associated Press)