Death by Cop- 2022
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Watts Williams
Case # :1784
Gender : Male
Age : 25
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 11/30/2022
Location : 815 S. Dobson Rd
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Mesa PD were called for a man sleeping in a pickup truck in front of a Seven Eleven. Police discovered it had been reported stolen out of Chandler. Police gathered and surrounded the vehicle, yelled orders with the PA system, ordered the sleeping man out, began firing beanbags at the vehicle. The man stirred, seemed to wake up and began eating, still ignoring the officers around his vehicle. The man was boxed in and “squealing the tires” according to police, trying to get out of being surrounded by attacking police. The car ran into a patrol car while trying to get unstuck and the driver was executed by several officers while driving.
Source Links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTqv8ZGqnn8&t=216s
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/11/30/mesa-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/police-identify-man-shot-killed-outside-mesa-7-eleven,347281