Paul Butterfield, a former member of Tennessee’s track and field and cross country teams, was being remembered on Tuesday as “a quiet leader” after he was fatally shot Monday night in the line of duty as a Michigan State Patrol trooper. He was 43. A member of the Michigan State Patrol since 1999 and a veteran of the United States Army, Butterfield was shot during a traffic stop in Sherman Township, Mich., 80 miles north of Grand Rapids. Television station WOOD in Grand Rapids reported on its website Tuesday that “police said the suspects, who were identified by the male suspect’s grandmother as Eric and Sarah Knysz, were riding in red truck, gunfire was exchanged, and Butterfield was shot in the head. The suspects then drove from the scene.” The Knyszes, according to WOOD, were taken into custody after a gunfight with MSP troopers at a gas station about 20 minutes later. Eric Knysz was shot in the leg and transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. more
