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U.S. Army · United States 
Harrison Williams
1920
Harrison Morton Williams served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Constable Harry Williams succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day while attempting to serve a warrant on a man in East Youngstown.
The man had stolen a watch from his landlord who then obtained a warrant. Constable Williams located the man in a restaurant in East Youngstown and attempted to arrest him. The subject resisted and shot Constable Williams multiple times, mortally wounding him.
Other officers chased the man in a running gun battle for four miles before apprehending him. He was convicted of Constable Williams' murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Constable Williams was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI. He had served as constable for Coitsville for less than one year.
The man had stolen a watch from his landlord who then obtained a warrant. Constable Williams located the man in a restaurant in East Youngstown and attempted to arrest him. The subject resisted and shot Constable Williams multiple times, mortally wounding him.
Other officers chased the man in a running gun battle for four miles before apprehending him. He was convicted of Constable Williams' murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Constable Williams was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI. He had served as constable for Coitsville for less than one year.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Coitsville Police Department
Constable
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