Malik Williams
Malik Williams, 30, died on October 25, 2026, after he was stabbed at the Central Detention Facility in Southeast Washington, D.C. The Department of Corrections says he and another person were involved in a fight, and that one of them used a makeshift weapon. D.C. police homicide detectives and the Department's Office of Investigative Services are investigating the death as a homicide, and as of the reports, no suspect had been publicly identified.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Department of Corrections and D.C. police say another person held at the jail used a makeshift weapon in a fight that stabbed Malik Williams to death, and homicide detectives and the Department's Office of Investigative Services are investigating.
Reported by: D.C. police (the agency that held him); Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Metropolitan Police Department (the agency that held him); Department of Corrections Office of Investigative Services (outside investigators).