William Cluff Shultz

Paris Police Department — Paris, TX

Accident

End of Watch March 6, 1904

Age 31

Tour of Duty 10 mo

The Vigil Panel 19 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer William Shultz succumbed to a gunshot wound received two weeks earlier when a gun fell from his partner's pocket and discharged.

Around 2:00 a.m., Officer Shultz and his partner were walking out of the alley between Grand Avenue and Bonham Street when the pistol slipped from his partner's pocket and discharged when it hit the ground. The round struck Officer Shultz in his left hip and went through his spinal cord. The doctor could not remove the bullet. Officer Shultz died two weeks later.

Officer Schultz had served with the Paris Police Department for ten months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-TX-B2D80230
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew William. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Shultz served with the Paris Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Paris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Shultz.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Paris Police Department

Location Paris, TX

Platform Identity ppd.lamar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1904

Tour of Duty 10 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer William Cluff Shultz is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Paris Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Paris Police Department

of 5 officers

20% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident