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Case Description

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In the spring of 2001, the city of Atlanta lost a dedicated public servant in a sudden act of violence. Sherry Lyons-Williams, a 39-year-old female investigator with the Atlanta Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on April 4, 2001. Her death marked a tragic milestone as she became the first female officer in the history of the department to be killed while serving the citizens of Atlanta.

On that fateful Wednesday afternoon, Investigator Lyons-Williams and her partner, Thadd ...Read More

Victim Details

Sherry Elizabeth Lyons-williams

Female

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2001-04-04

39

Sherry

Lyons-williams

04/23/2026