| Patrolman William O. Caisse Paxton Police Department Illinois End of Watch: Saturday, April 7, 1979 Biographical Info Age: 32 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, April 7, 1979 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Two shot and killed Patrolman Caisse and Trooper Michael McCarter were shot and killed following a traffic stop on I-57 in Paxton, Illinois. During the stop Trooper McCarter had called for assistance and was backed up by Patrolman Caisse.
While on the scene gunfire erupted and both officers and two suspects were shot and killed. A third suspect was found wounded the next day. That suspect was sentenced to death but later had the sentence reduced to life.
Patrolman Caisse was survived by his wife and three children. Related Line of Duty Deaths |