By Cherranda Smith
The family of
Matthew Zadok Williams launched a justice petition in the wake of his shooting death by police in Decatur, Georgia last month. Officers responded to a 911 call placed by Williams’ neighbor on April 12, that falsely claimed Williams was trying to burglarize his own home. Officers shot and killed Williams after they say he threatened them with a knife.
Williams’ family says officers “left him to die” and did not render medical aid that could’ve saved his life.
“Such an egregious disregard for my brother’s life speaks to the culture of policing in DeKalb County and across the country,” Matthew’s sister,
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On April 12, DeKalb County (East of metro Atlanta) police shot into the home of Matthew Zadok Williams while he was behind closed doors and hiding behind an ottoman. The police left him to bleed to death inside his own home. In the aftermath, a doctor stated that Williams’ life could have been saved had the police administered medical aid.
A neighbor called the police on Monday, April 12 saying a man with a knife had broken into an abandoned home. The police arrived onsite around 4 pm under the impression that Williams was homeless. The family later indicated that Williams owned the home and had lived there for 15 years.
Man shot and killed by DeKalb Police remembered as industrious and exceptional, a generous family pillar
Williams sisters all spoke, offering the picture of a precocious younger brother who grew into the man of the family Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 2:04 PM EDT April 24, 2021
LITHONIA, Ga. Matthew Zadok Williams, the 35-year-old man who was shot and killed by a DeKalb Police officer earlier this month at his home, was remembered Saturday as a self-made success who, despite being the youngest of six siblings, became a family pillar his mother and five sisters leaned on.
Williams sisters all spoke, offering the picture of a precocious younger brother who grew into the man of the family
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