Hillsdale County deputy killed in shooting; suspect dead after police standoff
HILLSDALE COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office deputy who was injured in a shooting on Thursday has died. Authorities say the suspect has died after a standoff.
The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of Beecher Road and Lamb Road in Jefferson Township in Hillsdale County, when deputy Bill Butler was assisting another deputy during a traffic stop.
Michigan State Police says the suspect, Eric Michael Fiddler, was later found at about 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Culbert and Osseo streets in Hillsdale County.
Butler was a 12-year veteran of the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office and an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
This is the second fatal shooting in a week involving a sheriff's deputy.
An Oakland County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Saturday night during a stolen vehicle investigation in Detroit.
The sheriff's office says Deputy Bradley Reckling and two other detectives were investigating the theft of a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox that was stolen from the Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights.
Authorities said Reckling located the stolen vehicle in Detroit when the driver suddenly stopped and individuals exited the vehicle and opened fire. Oakland County Sheriff Bouchard said the shooting was an "ambush." Recking was driving an unmarked vehicle that did not have a dash cam.
A nine-year veteran of the department, he leaves behind a wife and three kids, ages 5, 4 and 1, with a fourth child on the way.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with three counts of lying to police and one count of resisting arrests. No one has been charged with Reckling's murder.
