On December 18, 1992, Walter T. Williams was shot by a crack dealer. Walter, a policeman, had noticed a drug deal taking place and stopped Richard Reynolds and another man. As Walter began to check the suspects for weapons, Richard casually bumped into him to figure out whether he was wearing a bulletproof vest. Finding that he was, Richard pulled out a handgun and shot the 34-year-old officer in the head. Walter's wife was pregnant with their third son at the time of his