Patrolman William Frank Chasteen
Greenville Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, February 21, 1971

Biographical Info
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Patrolman 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 orderer 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 shot and wounded his partner who was on the radio and then fled before committing suicide.

Patrolman Chasteen had been with the agency for 17 years.