Location

January 01, 2022

2300 block of 10th St SW
Canton, Ohio

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Officer Involved Incident
• Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

Man shot firearm when confronted by LE. Family claims it was celebratory gunfire. Multiple guns found in house. Ruger AR-556 rifle fired by subject.

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

• Type: Unknown

• Type: Unknown

Sources

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• URL: https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/01/01/canton-police-shoot-person-2300-block-10th-street-sw/9066622002/

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• URL: https://fox8.com/news/ohio-bci-investigating-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-canton/

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• URL: https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/01/01/ohio-bci-investigates-canton-police-officer-involved-shooting/

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• URL: https://www.limaohio.com/news/491589/ohio-probes-fatal-shooting-by-canton-officer-minutes-into-new-year

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• URL: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/male-firing-gun-shot-by-canton-police-officer

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• URL: https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/01/02/canton-man-who-allegedly-fired-first-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting/

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• URL: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/canton/canton-police-body-camera-footage-deadly-shooting-james-williams-10th-street-southwest/95-120c483f-1955-470c-ac63-88b60154c462

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• URL: https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/courts/2023/03/29/lawsuit-canton-police-used-excessive-force-in-death-of-james-williams/70059492007/

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 49