Gearil Leonard Williams Killed by Kingsland Police Department

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
145 N Gross Rd
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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

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