George Williams

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch November 16, 1907

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Deputy Marshal Williams was shot and killed while he and another deputy marshal attempted to arrest a man for selling liquor in Oklahoma. The suspect opened fire on the two men, mortally wounding Deputy Marshal Williams. The other deputy marshal shot and killed the suspect.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Williams was survived by his fiance.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Williams served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Williams.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1907

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy U.S. Marshal George 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

251

of 313 officers

80.2% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious