Deputy Sheriff William Cooper of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin was tragically shot and killed on February 8, 1902, in Waterloo, Wisconsin. Cooper was attempting to arrest a man who had tried to shoot his ex-wife. During the arrest attempt, the suspect shot Cooper, leading to his untimely death.
The suspect, after shooting Cooper, barricaded himself in a nearby home. The situation was tense, but the suspect eventually surrendered to the sheriff when he was threatened w
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