Wingate Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 21, 1917
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 17, 1917
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1917
Policeman Edgar Williams was shot and fatally wounded by a man he attempted to arrest. He was carried to a hospital in Charlotte where he died from a gunshot wound to the stomach four days later.
The suspect was apprehended and executed in the electric chair on May 25th, 1917.
Policeman Williams was survived by his wife and three children.