Suicide By Police? Or An Adverse Reaction To Antidepressants? The Shooting Of Hannah Williams.

Hannah Linn Williams

"She Will Always Be In Our Hearts."

She was a caring, loving young woman who was smart, generous, ambitious and hardworking.

Hannah was born was born in Mesa, Arizona on April 11th, 2002 to Benson Randolph Williams and Pilar Looney Williams. Hannah and her family moved to California in 2017. She attended Suriya Montessori Education Center in Tempe for preschool, Emerson and Madison elementary schools in Phoenix, Madison Middle School in Phoenix, and Madison Highland Prep High School in Phoenix. Hannah was captain of the soccer team and also loved swimming, music, art and making YouTube videos. Pink was one of he favorite colors. Serving her community and in the service to others was an integral part of her life.

In July of 2019, she was excited to be working her first job, as a lifeguard at Knott’s Berry Farm. On the 5th, she was 17 years old when she left her home Anaheim, California. At around 8:30 p.m., when she hadn't returned, her father Benson called 9-1-1 and stated that Hannah had drove off in a rental car and was taking antidepressants. The dispatcher asked Benson if he thought that Hannah might harm herself which Benson replied, "I am."

Hannah never had a history of hurting herself, but she had never run off like this either.

It turned out that around 7 p.m. a K-9 officer saw Hannah speeding and motioned for her to pull over. Hannah then hit the police car before trying to make a u-turn into oncoming traffic. The officer then gave her repeated warnings to get out of the SUV, which she did. That is when Hannah pointed a gun, which was later discovered to be a toy, at the officer and he fired at Hannah, hitting her in the chest. She fell to the ground. She was arrested and the officer applied pressure to the wound while waiting for the ambulance. Hannah died later at the hospital.

It is theorized that Hannah was suicidal or had an adverse reaction the medication she was taking.

Her case is still being investigated to see if the officer involved acted appropriately.