Jamal Williams was 22 and a former Western Michigan University football player when he died during a psychiatric crisis at Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana. On June 16, 2020, his family had brought him to the hospital seeking help after concerning behavior and an incident in Michigan; the hospital admitted him and placed him on a kidney dialysis floor, a placement the family later questioned.

Shortly after midnight a nurse called security when Williams allegedly became violent. Two retired police officers working as guards, Ryan Askew and Benny Freeman, went to the room. A physical struggle occurred; Williams reportedly put Askew in a chokehold and was said to have overpowered the guards. Freeman drew a firearm and fired. One bullet killed Williams, another struck Askew, who also died. Prosecutors later stated Williams never touched a gun. The death of Jamal Williams was ruled a homicide. Freeman was not criminally charged; the family retained a civil rights attorney and criticized the hospital’s handling of psychiatric patients.

Does anyone have information about Williams’s hospitalization or the events in that room on June 16, 2020?