Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 4797
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 5, 1990
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Police Officer Bruce Williams was shot and killed when he was robbed as he was pumping gas at East Eight Mile Road near Ryan Road around 11:30 p.m.
When he attempted to take action he was shot twice in the chest and killed. Four suspects, three of them juveniles, were arrested and the gunman was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Officer Williams was a U.S. Army veteran and a five-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department. He is survived by his wife and two children.