La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 13, 1927
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: September 13, 1927
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Hubert Staats was accidentally shot and killed by another deputy while attempting to prevent a jail break. Deputy Staats, who was the county clerk, had been deputized by the sheriff to assist other deputies in preventing the jail break.