Deputy Justin Richard DeRosier - Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office - WA - True Life Hero

Justin Richard DeRosier
- Apr. 14, 2019 -

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Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office Patch

Resided:	WA, USA
Born:	Jan. 28, 1990
Fallen:	Apr. 14, 2019
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 29 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office - WA 312 1st Ave S 124 Kelso, WA 98626 USA (360)577-3092
County:	Cowlitz
Dept. Type:	County/Police
Hero's Rank:	Deputy
Sworn Date:	5/2016
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	6 years

Bio: previously served with the Whitman County Sheriff's Office for three years

Survived by:

Wife
and 6-month-old daughter

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	Brian Dellaann Butts :: Caucasian / Male - 33 years old
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Location:	Cowlitz County, WA USA Sat. Apr. 13, 2019
Summary:	Deputy Sheriff Justin DeRosier was shot and killed in the 100 block of Fallert Road after responding to investigate reports of a disabled motor home shortly after 10:00 pm. After arriving at the scene, he contacted dispatchers with emergency traffic and stated he was being fired at. Members of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office and the Kalama Police Department responded to the scene and were able to pull him to safety. He was flown to PeaceHealth Medical Center in Vancouver where he passed away shortly after midnight. Deputy DeRosier is the first Cowlitz County deputy to be killed in the line of duty in it's 145 year history.
Disposition:	Brian Dellaann Butts, 33, was killed by law enforcement the night after deputies say he shot and killed Deputy Justin DeRosier. Law enforcement says Butts killed DeRosier on Fallert Road near Kalama River Road April 13. Butts was then killed during an officer-involved shooting on April 14 near Spencer Creek Road in Kalama, according to law enforcement. Two other suspects, later identified as Matthew and Michael Veatch, were arrested in connection with DeRoisier�s killing. Matthew Veatch is facing the charge of rendering criminal assistance; Michael Veatch was arrested on a prior warrant. The Clark County Sheriff�s Office Monday said Butts was armed with a loaded semi-automatic handgun and had approximately 45 grams of suspected methamphetamine on his person during the officer-involved shooting. Subject Butts who was killed was the half-brother of the man who murdered Chief of Police Ralph Painter of the Rainier Police Department, Oregon, on January 5th, 2011.
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Last Updated: May. 08, 2019