Constable Paul John Kisselbach

Paul John Kisselbach

Constable Paul Kisselbach and Constable William Mason were shot after responding to a man with a gun call at a tavern at 4201 Trendley Avenue in East St. Louis.

While investigating an unrelated stabbing in the area which occurred an hour earlier, the constables were called to the tavern at 3:30 am where a man had been brandishing a gun. Upon their arrival, the suspect began shooting, striking all three constables with a .38-caliber revolver before fleeing.

The constables were transported to St. Mary's Hospital where Constable Kisselbach, who was shot in the head, succumbed to his wound. Constable Mason, who was shot in the abdomen, died of his wounds six days later. The third constable survived his injuries.

The suspect was later apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to 99 years.

Constable Kisselbach had served as a constable in Centreville Township for eight years. He was survived by his wife.

Constable Kisselbach was a former professional wrestler.