March 24, 1994
Rev. Accelyne Williams
DEMOGRAPHICS
Black, Male, 75
LOCATION
Boston
ARMED
Unarmed or Weapon
CLASSIFICATION
Gunshot
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Boston Police Department SWAT Team
Acting on a wrong address from a bad tip by an informant, the police conducted a no-knock raid on Retired Methodist minister Accelyne Williams’ Boston, MA apartment. The door was battered down and Williams was chased around his home by a SWAT police team looking for drugs and guns. Williams was tackled to the floor and his hands tied behind his back. Williams collapsed and died of a heart attack at the age of 75. No guns or drugs were found, as it was soon discovered they raided the wrong apartment.
STATUS No Criminal Misconduct Found
Links
- New York Times
- Human Rights Watch
- Chicago Tribune
- Christian Science Monitor
- AP
- Death of Reverend Accelyne Williams, Ralph C. Martin II (DA’s Report)
- Washington Post
- UPI