Police Brutality / Individual record
Ledarius D. Williams
Ledarius D. Williams, 23, was fatally shot by St. Louis police on February 3, 2015 after officers pursued him on foot in the Dutchtown neighborhood.
- Record ID
- PB-096
- Incident date
- February 3, 2015
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Agency
- St. Louis Police Department
- Category
- Fatal on-duty police shooting
- Age (reported)
- 23
What happened
On February 3, 2015, St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers attempted to approach Ledarius D. Williams near Minnesota Avenue and Meramec Street. Police said the 23-year-old ran and officers chased him into a narrow passageway, where they located him behind a bush. Officers alleged that during a subsequent struggle Williams produced a handgun and turned toward them. An officer fired four shots. Williams was transported to a hospital and died. Local reporting documented the official version but did not provide an independent account confirming each movement alleged during the confrontation. The killing occurred in a city already facing intense scrutiny of police violence. Public reporting also noted Williams had survived being shot by another police officer years earlier. The available record does not establish that an independent authority resolved the disputed use-of-force questions.
Investigation & findings
A police investigation was reported at the time; no independently verified final determination or criminal disposition was located in this pass.
Washington Post Fatal Force v2; 2015–2024
Source record details
- Source incident ID
- 117
- Race code in source
- B
- Race source method
- not_available
- Gender (source)
- male
- Armed status (source)
- gun
- Flee status (source)
- foot
- Agency IDs (source)
- 134
Last reviewed: October 25, 2026
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology
- Fatal Force v2 — fatal on-duty police shootings, 2015–2024The Washington Post · Dataset
- Fatal Force methodology and data limitationsThe Washington Post · Methodology