Veteran Cincinnati Police Captain Kimberly Williams Dies Following Cancer Battle

CINCINNATI, OH. (THECOUNT) — Capt. Kimberly Williams, lost her battle with cancer this week, according to the city’s police union president.

Williams, who was the first African-American woman ever to be promoted to the rank of Police Captain, died after fighting cancer.

Williams wrote the police department’s $3 million grant for the police department’s Children in Trauma Intervention (C.I.T.I) Camp. The camp is an eight-week program encompassing leadership, discipline, physical training, education and therapeutic counseling. Drug and alcohol counseling, stress management, and life skills are also included. source

No other information on Williams passing was made available.