Crime & Safety

Woman Dies After Months In Coma Her Family Blames On Confrontation With Evanston Police

Police said they used force to apprehend Williams after she resisted arrest after a pair of incidents on Howard Street in January.

Attorneys for Felicea Williams, 42, said her family reported she had died after spending six months in a coma.
Attorneys for Felicea Williams, 42, said her family reported she had died after spending six months in a coma. (CBS Chicago)

EVANSTON, IL — A woman has died after six months in a coma that her family blames on a confrontation with police in Evanston, Illinois, attorneys said Wednesday.

Attorneys for Felicea Williams, 42, said earlier Wednesday, her family reported she had died after spending six months in a coma.

On Jan. 5 of this year, Evanston police arrested Williams in the 1100 block of Howard Street near Barton Avenue. Howard Street divides Evanston from Chicago in this area.

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