Killing of John P. Williams in Florida in 1946
Incident
John P. Williams, age 33, was killed in 1946 by patrolman J.D. Harding in Panama City, Bay County, Florida. Williams had traveled from his home in Alabama to Florida in pursuit of his wife Mary Smith Williams, who had fled his domestic violence and had come to Florida to live with her sister. When Williams threatened her, Mary Smith called the police. Williams tried to flee from Harding, and then allegedly attacked Harding when Harding found him hiding. Harding then fatally shot Williams. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
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