Atmore Man Convicted Of Century Shotgun Shooting

September 27, 2012

A 56-year old man has been convicted of shooting a man as he ran across busy North Century Boulevard last December.

Willie James Floyd of Atmore was charged with attempted first degree murder, but it took a jury just over four hours to find him guilty of the lesser charge of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon. He will be sentenced in November.

Floyd shot 30-year old Deririck Medlock of Hoover, Ala., December 6, 2011, as he ran across the 8100 block of North Century Boulevard.

Medlock told deputies he was traveling north on North Century Boulevard (Hwy. 29) about 3:50 p.m. when a white four-door vehicle swerved in front of him, cutting him off. Medlock said he pulled into the Century Quick Stop at 8130 North Century Boulevard to calm down after the near-accident.

Medlock said he was outside his  vehicle talking on his cellphone when Floyd then pulled into the parking lot and confronted the him, according to an arrest report. Floyd then retrieved a shotgun from his car and fired into Medlock’s car, striking it with birdshot at the roof line above the rear passenger door (pictured  left).

The victim then ran across North Century Boulevard when Floyd fired again, striking the victim in the leg with birdshot. Birdshot was also lodged in his wallet in his back pants pocket. Medlock hid behind a tree across North Century Boulevard from the store, where he watched Floyd drive away. Medlock then drove to the Southern Panhandle Restaurant just north of the store and called 911. He was evaluated there by Escambia County EMS, and he refused transport to the hospital.

Other witnesses confirmed the details given by the victim, and at the shooting was captured on the store’s surveillance video. That video has not been released by prosecutors.

For more photos from the scene, click here.

Pictured top: Deririck Medlock of Hoover, Ala., explains how an Atmore man shot him with shotgun December 6, 2011, in Century as Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Frank Way listens. Pictured inset: Damage to the victim’s car. Pictured below: The shooting incident began in this parking lot. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

9 Responses to “Atmore Man Convicted Of Century Shotgun Shooting”

  1. safebear on September 27th, 2012 9:20 pm

    @David – he shot at the guy while he was standing beside the car too. That was before he ran across the Highway.

  2. Marcus on September 27th, 2012 5:23 pm

    I’m a 56 year old black man and I don’t do this crap.

    Sentence this trash to 30 years judge. I don’t care how drunk or stoned you are, opening up with a shotgun and hitting someone is a done deal. Send this man away.

    I’ve been drunk and I don’t go get my shotgun and try to plug someone up for driving to fast or slow. Why? Because I don’t drink and dive in the forst place.

    Send the man away judge.

    -Concerned citizen whose fed up with senseless crime

  3. Mark on September 27th, 2012 5:12 pm

    So by that logic, I should get a lighter sentence for using a .38 cal or a 9mm vice a .357 or .44 magnum.

  4. David Huie Green on September 27th, 2012 5:08 pm

    I know nobody ever misloads shells, but if a man were to shoot another man with a shotgun — claiming to assume it was bird shot loads — and slugs or buckshot actually happened to be in the chamber….

  5. mee-mee on September 27th, 2012 4:48 pm

    what happen to the 10-20- life law mr.floyd should get what he deserve suppose those was real bullets not birdshots just asking

  6. campskunk on September 27th, 2012 9:13 am

    no, buckshot is attempted murder. birdshot is attempted making it hard for you to sit down for a week.

  7. 429SCJ on September 27th, 2012 7:37 am

    I agree with you David.

  8. David on September 27th, 2012 6:47 am

    @Mark……According to the story Mr. Medlock was shot in the butt with bird shot at a considerable distance! Wouldn’t that be considered attempted motivation rather than attempted murder? He probably just wasn’t running fast enough to suit Mr. Floyd!!

  9. Mark on September 27th, 2012 12:09 am

    WOW! You shoot a firearm at someone, (Firearms are designed to KILL), and you walk away with aggravated battery?

    If you fire a gun at someone, it should ALWAYS be attempted murder! Sheesh!

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