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John Williams

Case from Seattle, WA dated Aug 30, 2010

Victim Details

John T. Williams

Male

Seattle

WA

2010-08-30

50

John

Williams

07/20/2026

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On a late summer afternoon in Seattle, on August 30, 2010, a 50-year-old First Nations woodcarver named John T. Williams was walking near the intersection of Boren Avenue and Howell Street. Williams, a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe and a seventh-generation carver, was carrying a piece of cedar and a small carving knife, tools of his trade. He had a history of alcoholism and was hearing impaired in one ear.

At approximately 4:15 p.m., Seattle Police Officer Ian Birk, 27, spotted Willi ...
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  • king5.com: Group remembers John T. Williams 10 years after he was shot and killed by Seattle police
  • YouTube: The raising of the John T. Williams Totem Pole
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