ADELBERT S WILLIAMS

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Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 45-E: 16
Department: Gibsonville, North Carolina, P.D.
End of Watch: May 2, 1940
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: 6
Description: Chief Williams was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a suspect for burglary. The suspect had stolen several items from a local store and was making a second trip inside the store when Chief Williams caught him. Chief Williams had been assaulted with the butt of the suspects gun and shot five times.
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