Bio & Incident Details
Age: 47
Tour: 17 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/21/1971
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Committed suicide
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Patrolman William Chasteen was shot and killed while he and his partner attempted to question a man about an earlier shooting. As they approached the man they observed him holding a pistol and ordered him to drop it at gunpoint. The man instead opened fire, striking Patrolman Chasteen in the chest. Patrolman Chasteen's partner fired all of his rounds and returned to the patrol car to radio for help. The suspect fled before committing suicide.
Patrolman Chasteen had been with the agency for 17 years.
