Fatal Encounters

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

Anthony Maurice Williams

Name: Anthony Maurice Williams
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/28/2003
Location: 300 block Penn Avenue North
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55405
County: Hennepin
Agency: Minneapolis Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: According to the Star Tribune, responding to a call of shots fired, police tried to pull over Williams. He hit a curb, got out of his van and ran. Officers used pepper spray to subdue him, triggering "respiratory arrest."
Unique ID: 2756

News article: Link






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