Rev. Accelyne Williams, 75, dies as the result of a mistaken Boston police raid.
March 25, 1994
The minister suffers a fatal heart attack after Boston police mistakenly raid his second-floor apartment at 118 Whitfield Street, instead of the third-floor unit that was supposed to be targeted. As a result of the error, three police supervisors are transferred, the department’s policy on using informants changed, and, after a court suit, a financial settlement is reached with with the minister’s widow.