Masked Gunman Kills Dangriga Fisherman at Home

A deadly shooting in Dangriga has left a family shattered and a community in shock. On Friday night, just after nine o’clock, gunfire erupted on Rear Pine Street, sending residents scrambling and police rushing to the scene. Inside the lower flat of a two-storey cement home, officers discovered the lifeless body of twenty-seven-year-old Oscar Williams Jr., a fisherman, slumped on a sofa with multiple gunshot wounds. Tragically, Williams had been sitting with his young son when a masked gunman, dressed in dark clothing, approached the open doorway and unleashed a hail of bullets. The attacker fled on foot, leaving behind a disturbing scene and a traumatized child. Scenes of Crime technicians recovered a significant amount of ballistic evidence from inside the home, including fourteen expended nine-millimeter shells from various brands. Williams was rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body now awaits a post-mortem examination. Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith says investigators have detained one person for questioning as the probe continues.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“What the investigators have been able to determine so far is that Williams was inside his residence along with a family member when a male person who wore a face mask, entered up, dwelling, and fired several shots, fatally injuring Williams.  After the scene was processed by scenes of PRI technicians, the body of Williams was transported to the Southern Regional Hospital for a post Martin examination to be conducted. The investigators have detained one male person in relation to this ongoing investigation.”