| 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 | 
