Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Howard Williams
Gender : Male
Age : 18
Race : Black
Date : 11/25/2024
Location : Scallan Street near Martin Luther King Drive
City : Marksville
County : Avoyelles
State : Louisiana
Agency : Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/25/2024, deputies from the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident on Scallan Street near Martin Luther King Drive in Marksville, Louisiana. During the encounter, 18-year-old Howard Williams was shot by a deputy. Investigators reported that a gun was found near Williams at the shooting scene. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but died the following day.
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The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations is conducting a review of the shooting, with findings to be forwarded to the appropriate authorities for review.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
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LAST UPDATE: 11/29/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://www.kalb.com/2024/11/29/family-person-who-died-marksville-deputy-involved-shooting-hold-balloon/
2. https://www.lsp.org/community-outreach/news/louisiana-state-police-detectives-investigating-avoyelles-parish-sheriff-s-office-deputy-involved-shooting/
3. https://hoodline.com/2024/11/state-police-spearhead-probe-into-deputy-involved-fatal-shooting-in-marksville-louisiana/
