Officers responded to a domestic disturbance at the Camden Way apartments around 11 p.m. Officers reportedly saw Gearil Williams with a knife, refusing to open the door. Officers reported that they heard a woman inside requesting them to come inside. The woman fled from Williams to a bedroom. He followed her and barricaded the door as officers entered the apartment. Officers say they could hear the woman screaming. One officer was broke a bedroom window and saw Williams threatening the woman with a knife. The officer shot and killed Williams.
Agency: Kingsland Police Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance-no specific details
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Gearil Leonard Williams
Death Date: August 23, 2020
County: Camden
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6108