William Cooper
End of Watch: 2/8/1902
Age: 49
Rank: Deputy
Agency: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Length of Service:
County: Jefferson
Location On Memorial: III
Incident Surrounding Death
Deputy Cooper was called to a boarding house where a man was threatening his estranged wife with a revolver. As the wife fled the husband followed. Deputy Cooper grabbed the subject by the arm, at which point the subject placed a revolver to Cooper's chest and fired once striking Cooper in the heart killing him.