Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Williams was shot and killed while he and the sheriff attempted to arrest a suspect. The sheriff had deputized Deputy Williams earlier in the day to help arrest the man for threatening a judge. When they confronted the suspect both officers were shot. The sheriff recovered from his wounds but Deputy Williams succumbed to his wounds three days later.
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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Williams served with the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Black Hawk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff R. B. Williams 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. R. B. Williams's cause is highlighted.
How R. B. Williams Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. R. B. Williams is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. R. B. Williams was killed by gun; unknown type.