Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer William Myers succumbed to a head injury received one year earlier while making an arrest during a domestic dispute between a mother and her son on Strawberry Avenue.
Officer Myers was in the process of arresting the son, who was acting disorderly and had assaulted his mother. As he was arresting the son he was attacked by both the son and mother, after being struck by a fire poker in the head by the mother. The mother and son were both charged with felonious assault and battery, and resisting arrest.
Officer Myers was treated by doctors with a brain tumor 15 months after the incident. While being a patient at Washington Hospital for two weeks, an operation was performed to release pressure on his brain. He died several days after the surgery.
In August 1908, the son was found guilty and was sentenced to six months in a workhouse. The mother was also found guilty and ordered to pay a $5.00 fine and costs of prosecution.
Police Officer William Myers served with the Washington City Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two small children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Myers gave the Washington City Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Myers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer William Brownlee Myers is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Washington City Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Brownlee Myers's cause is highlighted.
How William Brownlee Myers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Brownlee Myers is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Brownlee Myers was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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