Corporal Amos Williams Jr.
District of Columbia Department of Corrections
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 31, 1996

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 31, 1996
Incident Location: Maryland
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Arrested in late January, 1997

Corporal Williams was shot and killed while off duty after being recognized as a law enforcement officer. He was outside of a department store in Prince George's County, Maryland, when several suspects attempted to rob him. During the robbery they shot him in the ankle.

As he lay on the ground wounded, the suspects noticed he was wearing his badge on his belt. The suspects then shot him because he was a law enforcement officer. The suspects were arrested in late January 1997 as a result of a separate investigation in which the same weapon was used in numerous bank robberies and carjackings.

Corporal Williams had served with the agency for 5 years.