Park Police Officer Charles H. Williams

Charles H. Williams

Chicago Park Police Officer Charles H. Williams was shot and killed during a robbery at a tavern on North Western Avenue.

Officer Williams was off duty but in uniform when two men entered the establishment to rob it. When the gunmen noticed the officer, they immediately opened fire, striking him three times in the stomach. He was able to return fire but did not strike his killers.

Officer Williams was transported to Martha Washington Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

Three men were later apprehended. The killer was executed in September of 1942.

Officer Williams was a 19 year veteran of the department; He is survived by his wife.

The Chicago Park District Police in the City of Chicago was disbanded in 1957. Remaining officers were transferred to the Chicago Police Department through an intergovernmental agreement. Fallen officers are currently honored on the memorial wall of the Chicago Police Department as Chicago Police Officers.