William H. Katzenstein

Death by Force

In the late hours of a summer night in Tucson, Arizona, a fire alarm pierced the air, signaling a blaze at a store on South Meyer Avenue. William H. Katzenstein, a 34-year-old man who served as both a Tucson Police Officer and the Assistant Chief of the Tucson Fire Department, was on patrol nearby and rushed to the scene. As hundreds of onlookers gathered, he worked to prevent looting and control the crowd. At one point, he went to the Occidental Hotel to leave his gunbelt with the clerk before ...Read More

Officer William H. Katzenstein

Assistant Chief William Katzenstein - City of Tucson