As Greenville and all of North Texas mourns fallen Greenville Police Officer Cooper Dawson, CBS News Texas' sat down with someone who knew Dawson before he ever put on the badge. "This was his ultimate dream to be a police officer and serve his community he had that servant heart,

Greenville mourns Officer Cooper Dawson — a father, veteran and police officer, whose service and presence left a lasting impact on his community.

Greenville Police Officer Cooper Dawson was killed in the line of duty Monday night, the department's first line of duty death in over a century.