Christopher Fitzgerald Williams
Police Officer

Christopher Fitzgerald Williams

Wilmington Police Dept. — Wilmington, NC
Accident
End of Watch June 16, 2006
Age 42
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Christopher Williams succumbed to a back injury sustained three years earlier while participating in a defense tactics training exercise. He underwent several surgeries as a result of the injury, but was not able to recover.

Officer Williams had served with the agency for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and mother.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NC-B60CA116
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Wilmington, NC
Platform Identity wpd.newhanover.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 2006
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Training accident

Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald Williams 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

At Wilmington Police Dept., 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Wilmington Police Dept.
5
of 12 officers
41.7% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Fitzgerald Williams's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Christopher Fitzgerald Williams Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Fitzgerald Williams is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897