Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: 5592
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: June 21, 2005
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Paris Williams suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting other officers in a disturbance that broke out during a protest outside the Philadelphia Convention Center.
Officer Williams, who was in plainclothes, was monitoring the protest when some of the protesters began fighting with uniformed officers. Officer Williams immediately went to the aid of the officers. After struggling with the protesters for several minutes, he collapsed.
Two of the officers immediately noticed Officer Williams in distress and began CPR. He was transported to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Four protesters were charged in connection with the struggle that led to Officer Williams' death.
Officer Williams had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 18 years. He was a widower and survived by his two children.