William “Billy” H. Osborne

How they died

Deadly force

William H. "Billy" Osborne was assaulting his wife at about 4 p.m. at a home. She escaped and ran across the street to a neighbor's home, police said. Osborne grabbed a rifle and began firing at his wife from inside the house as she fled. Their neighbor, LeeRoy Bachmeyer Jr., was coming out of his own house to see what was going on when he was shot and killed Osborne. Osborne set fire to his house and shot from his porch. He was eventually shot by officers. It Was not immediately clear whether Osborne was killed by police or himself, but it was later found that Osborne had died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that William “Billy” H. Osborne, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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