Son of Paul T. Butterfield and Dawn C. Johnson Butterfield.
Obituary:
Paul Kenyon Butterfield II was shot and killed by a gunman while serving as a Michigan State Trooper at the Hart post on Monday, September 09, 2013.
He was born in Grosse Pointe, MI on February 16, 1970. He is survived by his father, Paul T. and step-mother, Patricia. He was predeceased by his mother, Dawn, and his grandfather, Paul K. and grandmother, Elizabeth Butterfield.
He leaves behind his fiancee, Jennifer Sielski, along with her parents, Paul and Sandy and brother, Jessy.
A Celebration of Life for Trooper Paul Butterfield II will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Manistee High School Gymnasium, 525 12th. Street, Manistee, MI, with Reverend Joel Ehlert officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning, from 10:00 AM until the time of services at 1:00 PM at the school gymnasium.
The family has established memorials in Paul's name for The Manistee County Humane Society of Manistee and the Michigan State Police Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the service on Saturday. The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee, 231-723-3557.
Published in Saginaw News on MLive.com from September 12 to September 13, 2013
ROCKFORD, MI -- Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, 43, played an instrumental role in leading law enforcement officials to his alleged killer following the deadly traffic stop Monday night by providing location and vehicle information to a dispatcher prior to being shot, police said.
That routine information was crucial for other law enforcement officers who were dispatched to the rural scene in Mason County and later to the party store where a man and woman connected to Butterfield's shooting were taken into custody, said Michigan State Police Lt. Chris McIntire, the Rockford Post commander, during a press conference Tuesday morning, Sept. 10.
"What he did was perfect," McIntire said of Butterfield relaying information to a dispatcher when he pulled the vehicle over on Custer Road in Mason County.
"You can't prepare for something like this. He did the right thing."
It's protocol for an officer to give a 911 dispatcher location and vehicle information during a traffic stop, he said.
The outcome of Monday's stop has been devastating to all who knew and worked with Butterfield, McIntire said.
"This is the job we do and these are the risks we take. I'm very saddened by it," McIntire said of Butterfield's death.
The press conference answered few questions for media representatives who gathered outside the post, but McIntire was able to confirm the male suspect was shot after he pointed a weapon at a trooper when law enforcement tracked him down in northern Mason County.
That suspect is hospitalized. The female who was with him at the time likely faces criminal charges as well, McIntire said. The investigation is ongoing.
"We have a lot to do yet. We are trying to piece the investigation together," he said. "We want to do it right."
Press conference about the shooting death of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield
Rockford State Police Post Commander Lt. Chris McIntire addresses the media on September 10, 2013 about the shooting death of Trooper Paul Butterfield in Mason County on the evening of September 9.
Butterfield died at Munson Hospital where he was flown by Aero Med for treatment after the 6:20 p.m. shooting.
According to police, Butterfield stopped a vehicle on Custer Road near Townline Road in Mason County around At 6:20 p.m. Monday. At 6:23 p.m., a passing motorist called 911 to report finding Butterfield on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Butterfield was airlifted to Munson Hospital, where he passed away during emergency surgery, police reported.
Butterfield was the son of a retired police officer and spent most of his time at the Manistee Post before he was transferred to the Hart Post, McIntire said.
The Hart Post was "grieving" this morning, he said.
"This is a loss to the immediate law enforcement family," McIntire said.
Obituary:
Paul Kenyon Butterfield II was shot and killed by a gunman while serving as a Michigan State Trooper at the Hart post on Monday, September 09, 2013.
He was born in Grosse Pointe, MI on February 16, 1970. He is survived by his father, Paul T. and step-mother, Patricia. He was predeceased by his mother, Dawn, and his grandfather, Paul K. and grandmother, Elizabeth Butterfield.
He leaves behind his fiancee, Jennifer Sielski, along with her parents, Paul and Sandy and brother, Jessy.
A Celebration of Life for Trooper Paul Butterfield II will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Manistee High School Gymnasium, 525 12th. Street, Manistee, MI, with Reverend Joel Ehlert officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning, from 10:00 AM until the time of services at 1:00 PM at the school gymnasium.
The family has established memorials in Paul's name for The Manistee County Humane Society of Manistee and the Michigan State Police Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the service on Saturday. The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee, 231-723-3557.
Published in Saginaw News on MLive.com from September 12 to September 13, 2013
ROCKFORD, MI -- Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, 43, played an instrumental role in leading law enforcement officials to his alleged killer following the deadly traffic stop Monday night by providing location and vehicle information to a dispatcher prior to being shot, police said.
That routine information was crucial for other law enforcement officers who were dispatched to the rural scene in Mason County and later to the party store where a man and woman connected to Butterfield's shooting were taken into custody, said Michigan State Police Lt. Chris McIntire, the Rockford Post commander, during a press conference Tuesday morning, Sept. 10.
"What he did was perfect," McIntire said of Butterfield relaying information to a dispatcher when he pulled the vehicle over on Custer Road in Mason County.
"You can't prepare for something like this. He did the right thing."
It's protocol for an officer to give a 911 dispatcher location and vehicle information during a traffic stop, he said.
The outcome of Monday's stop has been devastating to all who knew and worked with Butterfield, McIntire said.
"This is the job we do and these are the risks we take. I'm very saddened by it," McIntire said of Butterfield's death.
The press conference answered few questions for media representatives who gathered outside the post, but McIntire was able to confirm the male suspect was shot after he pointed a weapon at a trooper when law enforcement tracked him down in northern Mason County.
That suspect is hospitalized. The female who was with him at the time likely faces criminal charges as well, McIntire said. The investigation is ongoing.
"We have a lot to do yet. We are trying to piece the investigation together," he said. "We want to do it right."
Press conference about the shooting death of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield
Rockford State Police Post Commander Lt. Chris McIntire addresses the media on September 10, 2013 about the shooting death of Trooper Paul Butterfield in Mason County on the evening of September 9.
Butterfield died at Munson Hospital where he was flown by Aero Med for treatment after the 6:20 p.m. shooting.
According to police, Butterfield stopped a vehicle on Custer Road near Townline Road in Mason County around At 6:20 p.m. Monday. At 6:23 p.m., a passing motorist called 911 to report finding Butterfield on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Butterfield was airlifted to Munson Hospital, where he passed away during emergency surgery, police reported.
Butterfield was the son of a retired police officer and spent most of his time at the Manistee Post before he was transferred to the Hart Post, McIntire said.
The Hart Post was "grieving" this morning, he said.
"This is a loss to the immediate law enforcement family," McIntire said.
Son of Paul T. Butterfield and Dawn C. Johnson Butterfield.
Obituary:
Paul Kenyon Butterfield II was shot and killed by a gunman while serving as a Michigan State Trooper at the Hart post on Monday, September 09, 2013.
He was born in Grosse Pointe, MI on February 16, 1970. He is survived by his father, Paul T. and step-mother, Patricia. He was predeceased by his mother, Dawn, and his grandfather, Paul K. and grandmother, Elizabeth Butterfield.
He leaves behind his fiancee, Jennifer Sielski, along with her parents, Paul and Sandy and brother, Jessy.
A Celebration of Life for Trooper Paul Butterfield II will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Manistee High School Gymnasium, 525 12th. Street, Manistee, MI, with Reverend Joel Ehlert officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning, from 10:00 AM until the time of services at 1:00 PM at the school gymnasium.
The family has established memorials in Paul's name for The Manistee County Humane Society of Manistee and the Michigan State Police Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the service on Saturday. The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee, 231-723-3557.
Published in Saginaw News on MLive.com from September 12 to September 13, 2013
ROCKFORD, MI -- Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, 43, played an instrumental role in leading law enforcement officials to his alleged killer following the deadly traffic stop Monday night by providing location and vehicle information to a dispatcher prior to being shot, police said.
That routine information was crucial for other law enforcement officers who were dispatched to the rural scene in Mason County and later to the party store where a man and woman connected to Butterfield's shooting were taken into custody, said Michigan State Police Lt. Chris McIntire, the Rockford Post commander, during a press conference Tuesday morning, Sept. 10.
"What he did was perfect," McIntire said of Butterfield relaying information to a dispatcher when he pulled the vehicle over on Custer Road in Mason County.
"You can't prepare for something like this. He did the right thing."
It's protocol for an officer to give a 911 dispatcher location and vehicle information during a traffic stop, he said.
The outcome of Monday's stop has been devastating to all who knew and worked with Butterfield, McIntire said.
"This is the job we do and these are the risks we take. I'm very saddened by it," McIntire said of Butterfield's death.
The press conference answered few questions for media representatives who gathered outside the post, but McIntire was able to confirm the male suspect was shot after he pointed a weapon at a trooper when law enforcement tracked him down in northern Mason County.
That suspect is hospitalized. The female who was with him at the time likely faces criminal charges as well, McIntire said. The investigation is ongoing.
"We have a lot to do yet. We are trying to piece the investigation together," he said. "We want to do it right."
Press conference about the shooting death of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield
Rockford State Police Post Commander Lt. Chris McIntire addresses the media on September 10, 2013 about the shooting death of Trooper Paul Butterfield in Mason County on the evening of September 9.
Butterfield died at Munson Hospital where he was flown by Aero Med for treatment after the 6:20 p.m. shooting.
According to police, Butterfield stopped a vehicle on Custer Road near Townline Road in Mason County around At 6:20 p.m. Monday. At 6:23 p.m., a passing motorist called 911 to report finding Butterfield on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Butterfield was airlifted to Munson Hospital, where he passed away during emergency surgery, police reported.
Butterfield was the son of a retired police officer and spent most of his time at the Manistee Post before he was transferred to the Hart Post, McIntire said.
The Hart Post was "grieving" this morning, he said.
"This is a loss to the immediate law enforcement family," McIntire said.
Obituary:
Paul Kenyon Butterfield II was shot and killed by a gunman while serving as a Michigan State Trooper at the Hart post on Monday, September 09, 2013.
He was born in Grosse Pointe, MI on February 16, 1970. He is survived by his father, Paul T. and step-mother, Patricia. He was predeceased by his mother, Dawn, and his grandfather, Paul K. and grandmother, Elizabeth Butterfield.
He leaves behind his fiancee, Jennifer Sielski, along with her parents, Paul and Sandy and brother, Jessy.
A Celebration of Life for Trooper Paul Butterfield II will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Manistee High School Gymnasium, 525 12th. Street, Manistee, MI, with Reverend Joel Ehlert officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning, from 10:00 AM until the time of services at 1:00 PM at the school gymnasium.
The family has established memorials in Paul's name for The Manistee County Humane Society of Manistee and the Michigan State Police Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the service on Saturday. The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee, 231-723-3557.
Published in Saginaw News on MLive.com from September 12 to September 13, 2013
ROCKFORD, MI -- Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, 43, played an instrumental role in leading law enforcement officials to his alleged killer following the deadly traffic stop Monday night by providing location and vehicle information to a dispatcher prior to being shot, police said.
That routine information was crucial for other law enforcement officers who were dispatched to the rural scene in Mason County and later to the party store where a man and woman connected to Butterfield's shooting were taken into custody, said Michigan State Police Lt. Chris McIntire, the Rockford Post commander, during a press conference Tuesday morning, Sept. 10.
"What he did was perfect," McIntire said of Butterfield relaying information to a dispatcher when he pulled the vehicle over on Custer Road in Mason County.
"You can't prepare for something like this. He did the right thing."
It's protocol for an officer to give a 911 dispatcher location and vehicle information during a traffic stop, he said.
The outcome of Monday's stop has been devastating to all who knew and worked with Butterfield, McIntire said.
"This is the job we do and these are the risks we take. I'm very saddened by it," McIntire said of Butterfield's death.
The press conference answered few questions for media representatives who gathered outside the post, but McIntire was able to confirm the male suspect was shot after he pointed a weapon at a trooper when law enforcement tracked him down in northern Mason County.
That suspect is hospitalized. The female who was with him at the time likely faces criminal charges as well, McIntire said. The investigation is ongoing.
"We have a lot to do yet. We are trying to piece the investigation together," he said. "We want to do it right."
Press conference about the shooting death of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield
Rockford State Police Post Commander Lt. Chris McIntire addresses the media on September 10, 2013 about the shooting death of Trooper Paul Butterfield in Mason County on the evening of September 9.
Butterfield died at Munson Hospital where he was flown by Aero Med for treatment after the 6:20 p.m. shooting.
According to police, Butterfield stopped a vehicle on Custer Road near Townline Road in Mason County around At 6:20 p.m. Monday. At 6:23 p.m., a passing motorist called 911 to report finding Butterfield on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Butterfield was airlifted to Munson Hospital, where he passed away during emergency surgery, police reported.
Butterfield was the son of a retired police officer and spent most of his time at the Manistee Post before he was transferred to the Hart Post, McIntire said.
The Hart Post was "grieving" this morning, he said.
"This is a loss to the immediate law enforcement family," McIntire said.
