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Cedric Ricardo Williams

Gender : Male

Age : 29

Race : Black

Date : 09/10/2021

Location : 1100 block Owens Road

City : Oxon Hill

County : Prince George's

State : Maryland

Agency : Prince George's County Police Department

Officer(s) :Corporal John Diggs

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On September 10, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Corporal John Diggs of the Prince George's County Police Department, who resided at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Owens Road in Oxon Hill, Maryland, was informed by a complex employee that Cedric Ricardo Williams, 29, who had been previously banned from the property, was on the premises. In full uniform, Corporal Diggs approached Williams and instructed him to leave. Williams refused, leading to a verbal confrontation that escalated into a physical struggle outside the building and onto a roadway.
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During the altercation, Williams retrieved a handgun from his bookbag. The weapon allegedly malfunctioned which was not specified further. Williams then discarded the handgun into a wooded area. Corporal Diggs fired his Taser twice in an effort to subdue Williams. Williams retrieved what appeared to be a gun from the wooded area and pointed it at Corporal Diggs. Corporal Diggs discharged his service weapon multiple times, fatally striking Williams.
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Upon investigation, both weapons possessed by Williams were all determined to be realistic replicas. The Prince George's County Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is leading the investigation, with oversight from the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office.
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SOURCE LINKS :

• https://smnewsnet.com/archives/495753/pgpd-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-with-armed-suspect-in-oxon-hill/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/prince-georges-county-police-identify-officer-who-killed-oxon-hill-man-allegedly-pointing-replica-guns-during-a-dispute/
• https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/officer-killed-man-who-pointed-replica-guns-at-him-prince-georges-police-say/2798755/
• https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/police-prince-georges-county-officer-involved-in-fatal-shooting