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William Henry Butler Jr. *COP 1 of 2
Case # :76
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : Beecher Road and Lamb Road
City : Jefferson Township
County : Hillsdale
State : Michigan
Agency : Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :William Henry Butler
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in shootout, deputy also killed
Open records summary :
A deputy was shot and killed in a shootout with Eric Michael Fiddler. Police found Fiddler and shot and killed him in a field near Culbert Road and Osseo Road.
Source links :
https://www.wxyz.com/news/deputy-shot-in-hillsdale-county-authorities-searching-for-suspect