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Johnny Lee Melvin Williams
United States · Aged 28 · Died 11/26/2012
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Shot after officers said he pulled out the prongs of a Taser and charged them with a knife at his mother's home. Family members told police Williams was paranoid schizophrenic, had assaulted his mother and threatened to kill her, prompting her to call 911.
Alleged responsible partyBuchanan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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