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FDLE Returns To Walnut Hill In Police Shooting Investigation
May 29, 2009
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement returned Thursday afternoon to the scene of a weekend shooting by the Atmore Police Department.
Danny Ray Williams, 33, died Monday from wounds he received when he was shot by Atmore Police early Sunday morning in Walnut Hill. Atmore Police say Williams was seen leaving the scene of a shots fired call in Atmore when they gave chase. That chase came to an end on Highway 97 just south of Kansas Road when officers fired on Williams’ car after they say he attempted to run over them.
Thursday afternoon, investigators from the FDLE were back at the scene. One investigator used a metal detector to search the area where Atmore Police said they fired the shots that led to Williams’ death, while another searched the grassy ditch and a portion of a wheat field. The location is just south of the spot where Williams’ car came to a stop in a muddy field.
Mike Morrison, spokesperson for FDLE, said that an investigation such as the one into Williams’ shooting can often take 45 to 60 days to complete. He said it was not unusual for investigators to return to a scene as they did Thursday afternoon in Walnut Hill. Once the FDLE investigation is complete, their findings will be turned over to the State Attorney’s Office for review.
To read an Atmore Police Department press release describing their version of the incident, click here.
To read the original NorthEscambia.com story about the incident from Sunday morning, click here.
To read about Williams’ court record and outstanding warrant, click here.
For an exclusive NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the scene, click here.
Pictured above: Thursday afternoon, FDLE investigators were back at the scene of an Atmore Police shooting along Highway 97. Behind the investigators, the spot where Danny Day Williams reportedly backed into the wheat field. Pictured below: Car tracks in the area where Atmore Police say Williams turned around and tried to run over two officers. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “FDLE Returns To Walnut Hill In Police Shooting Investigation”
Law and Order you need a hobby big time.
I’m sick and tired of people talking crap about the Atmore PD. They were doing their job! If the man would have pulled over in the first dang place it wouldn’t have even come to that. The man was in the wrong BIG time and he knew it and obviously had something to hide or he would have pulled over when he first saw the lights! Because of that man’s actions someone else could have been injuried because the chase! I feel bad that he is no longer living but the Atmore PD were just doing their job.
I agree that my friend Danny should be punished for running from the cops but death was not the answer. My friend did not even own a gun and he sure would not put the passenger in danger if it could be helped. I hope that Florida finds the evidence that it needs to solve this case. My friend was a good man and he would have done anything for anyone. We are none perfect but he did not deserve to be killed.
quit putting a spin on this…….we should elect you Sheriff. it is obvious you are a wanna be no it all armchair cop.
Hmmmm…. I wonder what they were looking for that they missed on the first crime scene search. Too bad the area wasn’t secured and now there the possibility that what ever evidence they find or not find has been either tampered with (planted) or has been removed by someone.