Anthony C. Williams
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Police Officer

Anthony C. Williams

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch July 20, 1986
Age 27
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Anthony Williams was shot and killed at 6:30 p.m. while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for carrying a concealed weapon. Officer Williams was struck in the head with a shotgun blast as he stepped onto the man's front porch at 12027 Northlawn. Officer Williams had served with the Detroit Police Department for 8 years. He was a member of the major crimes mobile unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Williams gave the Detroit Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Williams.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 20, 1986
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Anthony is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1986, 98 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 54th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Anthony was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Anthony had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Anthony among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Anthony C. Williams

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch July 20, 1986

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E

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