WILLIAM L MCCAIN

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 12-W: 30
Department: Elmore County, Alabama, S.O.
End of Watch: October 6, 1906
Cause: SHOT
Age: 49
Years of Service: 4
Description: Deputy Sheriff McCain was ambushed and fatally shot in retaliation regarding a prior arrest. The 16-year-old juvenile suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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