Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

William "Willie" Simon

Name: William "Willie" Simon
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/08/2006
Location: 1100 block Barnes Ave.
Clarksdale, Mississippi, 38614
County: Coahoma
Agency: Calloway (KY) County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: William Simon, a military veteran with schizophrenia who was reportedly off his medication, was killed during a 4-hour standoff at his home. Simon's daughter, Patricia Simon, witnessed the entire event and tried to talk her father into surrendering. She said he was scared of the police because they had previously maced him when he was off his medication. Officers had arrived to serve Simon with legal papers of some kind and Simon refused to come out. Simon was reportedly seen with a handgun inside the house. At approximately 1:05 p.m., popping sounds were heard, and Simon was killed.
Unique ID: 5459

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