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Chief of Police Ben Williams | Bisbee Police Department, Arizona
Bisbee Police Department, Arizona

Chief of Police

Ben Williams

Bisbee Police Department, Arizona

End of Watch: Wednesday, January 1, 1890

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident:
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Chief of Police Ben Williams was shot and killed by a notorious outlaw known as the Apache Kid.

The outlaw and his gang were also responsible for the murders of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds and Deputy William Holmes, of the Gila County Sheriff's Office, in 1889 and of Deputy Sheriff Jake Bowman of the Cochise County Sheriff's Office in 1893.

The exact date that Chief Williams was murdered in 1890 is not known.