Procession returns fallen Clark County deputy to Springfield

The Clark County community showed up to pay their respect to Deputy Matthew Yates who's body returned to Springfield in a Sheriff's Special Operations vehicle Monday afternoon. Yates, was escorted by a procession of law enforcement vehicles. Yates was shot Sunday while responding to a call at Harmony Estates mobile home park. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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The Clark County community showed up to pay their respect to Deputy Matthew Yates who's body returned to Springfield in a Sheriff's Special Operations vehicle Monday afternoon. Yates, was escorted by a procession of law enforcement vehicles. Yates was shot Sunday while responding to a call at Harmony Estates mobile home park. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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Updated July 25, 2022
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A procession from downtown Dayton to Springfield Monday afternoon escorted the body of a Clark County Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty.

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“Deputy Matthew Yates returned to Clark County today in an awe inspiring display of respect from not only the citizens of Clark County but throughout the Miami Valley,” Clark County Sheriff Deborah Burchett stated in a release issued Monday evening.

Yates, 41, was shot Sunday after responding to reports of gunfire inside a mobile home in Harmony Twp. The 15-year veteran, husband and father was pronounced dead from his injuries at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

Clark County deputy Matthew Yates.

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Area law enforcement came together to honor Yates and joined the procession to bring the deputy’s body back to Clark County, where people lined the streets in Springfield for his return and officers saluted as he went past.

“My deepest thanks to each and every one of you,” Burchett said of law enforcement and residents who honored Yates.

A memorial has been placed near the fountains at Springfield City Hall Plaza on East Main Street to allow Clark County residents to honor the deputy.

The sheriff’s office said it is working closely with the Yates family on arrangements for services

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