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Deputy Sheriff William Paul Starling | New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff

William Paul Starling

New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

End of Watch: Sunday, March 15, 1931

Biographical Info

Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 15, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff William Starling was shot and killed at 1:00 am while he and other officers were setting up a roadblock after receiving information about a truck carrying liquor.

When a vehicle was stopped the driver opened fire because he thought that the officers were robbers. The suspect was shot in return fire by the officers.

Deputy Starling was survived by his wife and four children.