Ronald D. Williams Jr.

How they died

Deadly force

Williams' girlfriend called to report a domestic incident. She said Williams was holding a knife up and threatening to harm himself after she said she was breaking up with him. The girlfriend said Williams pushed her into a closet and went to get a gun from his other, telling her of his intention to get police to shoot him. Williams met police officers outside the home, brandishing the gun in their direction. He was then shot and killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ronald D. Williams Jr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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