Death by Cop 2021-2025
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William Anthony Morris II
Age : 50
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 03/11/2021
Location : 5102 Avenue S 1/2
City : Galveston
County : Galveston
State : Texas
Agency : Galveston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by law enforcement during warrant service
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/11/2021, deputies from the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office went to 5102 Avenue S 1/2 in Galveston to serve a warrant in connection with alleged narcotics activity. When they entered the residence, 50 year old William Anthony Morris II reportedly had a firearm and refused officers’ orders to drop it. According to law enforcement accounts, deputies shot Morris after he allegedly pointed the gun at them. Morris was pronounced dead at the scene. There are no published reports of criminal charges against the deputies, and no publicly disclosed official investigative findings beyond the standard categorization of the case in use-of-force datasets.
