Anthony C. Williams, a 27-year-old Black officer and eight-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on the evening of July 20, 1986. Assigned to the department’s major crimes mobile unit, he was attempting to serve a warrant for a concealed weapons charge at a residence on 12027 Northlawn. At about 6:30 p.m. a shotgun blast from inside the home struck him in the head. The wound was catastrophic and Officer Williams died at the scene.

He left behind two children, and his death was mourned across the Detroit community and the department.