William Alberto Wilkins, Jr.

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA

Accident

End of Watch January 12, 2001

Age 29

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 53

Incident

Detective Willie Wilkins was accidentally shot and killed by other officers while on an undercover narcotics stakeout.

Detective Wilkins noticed a stolen car speeding by and gave chase. He caught the vehicle and was arresting the suspect at gunpoint in front of 9021 B Street. Uniformed patrolmen arrived on the scene and shot Detective Wilkins, who was in plainclothes. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Wilkins gave the Oakland Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Wilkins.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Oakland Police Department

Location Oakland, CA

Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 12, 2001

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective William Alberto Wilkins, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department

of 54 officers

31.5% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident