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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A Clark County sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed Sunday at a mobile home park standoff will be laid to rest next week. 

According to his obituary, the funeral for Deputy Matthew Yates, 41, will be held at First Christian Church on Middle Urbana Road in Springfield on Aug. 1. 

"He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife Tracy, his mother Lisa Yates, and father Eugene (Felicia) Yates, mother-in-law Debra Reed, daughter A’kaylehana, two sons: Anthony (Kristina) Reed, and Andrew Reed: two sisters: Lisa McPherson, and Rochelle (Clarence) Smith; four brothers: Martin Yates, Anthony (Holly) Jeffrey, Stephen Humphrey and Walter Ray; brothers-in-law: Christopher Reed and Timothy (Heather) Reed; sister-in-law, Theresa (Sam) Reed as well as a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and numerous friends," his obituary reads. 

The 15-year veteran of the department died Sunday after responding to a call with other deputies to Harmony Estates Mobile Home Park. During a press conference Sunday, Sheriff Deborah Burchett said they received a call before 11 a.m. about an unknown female breaking into a residence at the park in the 1100 block of Ashwood Drive.

Burchett said when they arrived at the scene, deputies, including Yates, went to check the residence and were shot at. Yates was hit, and Burchett said they called in tactical teams to rescue him, but they couldn't for hours due to a standoff.

Once they were able to get Yates out of of the residence, the mobile home caught fire and was destroyed, but the department didn't release details as to how it caught fire. They then transported Yates to Miami Valley Hospital, where he died from his injuries. 

Another deputy had been injured during the standoff, but was not shot at, and is expected to be OK.

The sheriff's office hasn't released additional details. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the case. 

Flags in Ohio on public grounds will continue to be flown at half-staff until the day of Yates' internment.