Bio & Incident Details
Age: 38
Tour: 16 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/26/1997
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Granted retrial in 2012
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Patrolman Don Williams died on January 29, 1998, from wounds he suffered on December 26, 1997.
While he was moonlighting as a security guard at a local comedy club, a man who he had ejected returned and opened fire on him. The suspect shot Patrolman Williams at pointblank range with an unknown caliber handgun. The round passed through his neck, severing his spinal column, which left him paralyzed. He was admitted to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The suspect was convicted and on July 15, 1999, he was sentenced to death, however, he was granted a retrial in April 2012.
Patrolman Williams is survived by his wife and three children.
