WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ-WLUK) – A bipartisan bill honoring a Wisconsin State Trooper who died in the line of duty is one step closer to fruition.
On Monday, legislation introduced in Sept. 2023 by U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-6th District) to rename the U.S. Post Office located on Fremont Street in Kiel the “Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post Office Building” passed through the House of Representatives.
Grothman led the entire Wisconsin Congressional delegation on the bill. Now, it awaits consideration in the U.S. Senate.
Casper was fatally shot in Fond du Lac on March 24, 2015 while trying to apprehend a bank robbery and murder suspect. It was Casper’s first solo assignment. He was 21 years old when he was killed, making him the youngest police officer in Wisconsin history to die in the line of duty.
Casper was a Kiel native who participated in wrestling and soccer and coached youth sports. Just months before his death, Casper graduated from the State Patrol Academy and was stationed at the State Trooper Base in Fond du Lac.
He received a Criminal Justice degree from Lakeshore Technical College, where he was active in the Color Guard and held the position of President of the LTC student government.
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