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FDLE Investigation Into Atmore Police Shooting Continues; Report To Head To State Attorney
August 27, 2009
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is continuing their investigation into the the death of an Atmore man shot by Atmore Police near Walnut Hill three months ago.
Danny Ray Williams, 33, died May 25 from wounds he received when he was shot by Atmore Police early Sunday morning, May 24 in Walnut Hill. Atmore Police said 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.
“It is still an active and ongoing investigation” Heather Smith, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, told NorthEscambia.com Wednesday afternoon.
The investigation is still in the hands of the FDLE, with the final report set to be turned over to the State Attorney’s Office for review, Smith said. She said it could be a few more weeks before the investigation is completed.
Williams was shot by Atmore police officers following a high speed chase that started in Atmore and ended in Walnut Hill just south of Kansas Road about 1:45 a.m. on May 24.
Atmore Public Safety Directory Glen Carlee said the chase began after a reported shots fired incident near Ashley Street and Jones Street, a location about three miles driving distance from the Florida line. Officers say they spotted the Nissan Altima driven by Williams leaving the area of the shots fired call. That’s when the chase began that eventually crossed the state line into Florida. Carlee said Williams apparently tried to hit an Atmore Police Department cruiser head-on.
Once he stopped and officers approached the car with weapons drawn, Carlee says Williams accelerated toward an officer in an attempt to hit him. That prompted at least two officers to fire at Williams. Florida authorities told NorthEscambia.com at the scene that Williams had been shot at least once in the head.
For a complete gallery of exclusive photos from the scene and inside the car that you will see only on NorthEscambia.com, click here.
For a statement on the shooting released May 25 by the Atmore Police Department, click here.
For NorthEscambia.com’s original story on the shooting, click here.
Pictured above and below: The scene of a shooting involving an Atmore Police Department officer early May 24 in Walnut Hill. Pictured middle: Crime scene investigators from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement work to recover evidence inside the car. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “FDLE Investigation Into Atmore Police Shooting Continues; Report To Head To State Attorney”
I cant believe those officers shot him either. Obviously, they should have stood there and let him run them over. I mean, what were they thinking. How dare they defend theirselves? In case you didnt know, trying to run over police officers with a vehicle justifies them using deadly force. Like it or not, if the chase starts in Alabama, they can continue across the state line. And why do some of you seem to be irritated by Atmore PD using force in Florida. If that guy had done that to Escambia FL deputies, that car would have looked like swiss cheese! Bleedig hearts, when will you learn? Don’t run from the police and they won’t chase you, and dont try to run them over. They dont wear those guns for looks!!
I live in Ohio and Danny Williams was my neice’s boyfriend. He may have been wrong to run from the police but since when does that give them the right to shoot someone. Mike Hall basically said that he deserved to be shot. Well if the Atmore Police would have stayed in Alabama instead of going into Florida where they had no jurisdiction then he would not have been shot. Once the officers left the state of Alabama they became ordinary citizens so they should actually be charged with murder. Those kind of ” officers” are what gives small southern towns a bad reputation. It seems to me that they are just out to make a name for themselves and they should be punished.
Note to self: Try not to make any motions which might be considered threatening to people with weapons. They might misinterpret and shoot me.
Note to self: Assume all people are armed and capable of assuming the worst. Act nice whenever possible. Keep head down at all other times.
Hey rodney and City/Resident did you read the article? The patrol cars are at different positions around the car. (Look at the other pictures.) At least one behind and one near the front. The officers had exited and drawn their weapons. (that’s in the article too) They were out of the patrol cars and were approaching the car when the driver tried to run over THE OFFICERS not the car. So isn’t it possible that the officers behind the driver fired at him as he accelerated at the officer in front?
I have NO sympathy for the guy. He made some really stupid choices. He ran and that alone can get you killed. Running rarely works and it just gets the person in more trouble. He should have given up as soon as the guns were drawn. What did he think would happen if he didn’t? At least there was a chance he might live if he gave up. Very little chance if he did not.
Amen to that. I would like to know the same thing. If the guy was trying to hit a cruiser head on then why were the shots not fired then-(from the front)? There is something wrong with this case. I agree fully-Atmore should have NEVER entered into Florida without someone being shot from where they supposedly heard gunshot wounds. Anyone could have been driving by where there were supposedly shots fired and most woman would have been scared to pull over with all of the crooks that are now pretending to be cops.
Why is only the back window shot out. Did the police wait until after he went by them to fire. Isn’t that like shooting someone in the back. The Atmore police should never have come into Florida.