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Keith Williams

Case from Queens, NY dated Nov 13, 1989

Victim Details

Keith L. Williams

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

1989-11-13

34

Keith

Williams

07/28/2026

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On November 13, 1989, Detective Keith L. Williams, a 34-year-old male, was tragically killed in the line of duty in Queens, New York. Williams, a respected member of the Queens District Attorney's Squad, was transporting a prisoner, Jay 'Stoney' Harrison, back to Rikers Island with his partner, Detective Richard J. Guerzon. The detectives were on the Grand Central Parkway in Elmhurst when the unthinkable happened. Harrison, who had managed to acquire a stolen firearm, opened fire from the backse ...
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