Unannounced Cop Executes Dad in Front of Wife and Kids

James Williams, 46, spent his last seconds on Earth trying to figure out who shot him at his family's New Year's party. The family would eventually learn that a Canton police officer took aim as Williams stood on the opposite side of his private fence, in his own back yard, and shot and killed this unarmed father of six. His wife and children stood by as he took his last breaths.

Following widespread public outrage, police released the body camera film, which proves that the policeman did not give Williams any warning before killing him in front of his wife and children.

According to his wife, Marquetta Williams, they had a history of firing celebration rounds from their legally owned AR-15 each year with the rest of their neighbours. While this is a reckless activity since the bullet might inflict serious harm when it returns to earth, many people shoot off firearms on July 4th and New Year's Eve - and they are not apprehended by authorities.

However, as seen by body camera video, Williams was an exception. The officer approached the towering privacy fence as the sound of many gunshots rang out, according to the camera. Rather than shouting "halt, police!" or even declaring himself, the policeman approaches the barrier and begins firing.

The officer did not cry, "Police, get down immediately!" until after murdering Williams in his backyard. "Police, now descend!"

Following the cop's execution of Williams, he takes shelter behind his cruiser and yells at his dead corpse to "show me your f**king hands!"

Williams was hanged for upholding a family custom.

As previously reported, Marquetta told the Canton Repository that their girls were watching television "when the ball fell" and the grownups got up to walk outdoors. Marquetta, who has a concealed carry licence, snatched up the family's AR-15 in order to carry out the New Year's Eve ritual.

"The children were watching the countdown, and we went outside to fire guns, like everyone else does on New Year's," she said, noting that many other residents in the area were doing the same thing.

"We do this every year on New Year's Eve," she said. "Everyone was firing (in the area). It was a custom. On New Year's Eve, everyone shoots."

Marquetta was standing behind her husband when he snatched four rounds to ring in the new year. The police body camera film clearly shows those four bullets.

He'd have a gunshot in his chest seconds later. What should have been a minor ticket for shooting a gun inside city borders was instantly upgraded to the death sentence, which was carried out in public. Fortunately, none of the bullets fired by this terrible officer struck Marquetta or any of their children.

"All of a sudden, he claimed he was shot, he was struck," she said. "I have no idea where that came from. Nobody spoke. They made no reference to 'Police.' 'Freeze,' they did not say. 'Drop your firearm,' they did not say. They've just killed him."

"I could see the spray of blood on his shirt," she said. "In the living room, he collapsed."

Marquetta quickly contacted 911 to report that her husband had been shot, and as she came out the front door, she was confronted by many policemen brandishing AR-15s at her and her children.

Marquetta could be heard informing the operator that her husband had been shot in the 911 call leaked to the public. They were unaware of the reason until they have see the highly armed cops out front.

"Everyone to their knees. "Out here, on the sidewalk, on the ground," screams the officer who has just shot Williams.

"He is suffocating. "He's in there," Marquetta screams, pleading for assistance for her husband. However, it was too late.

According to a press release published Saturday, Williams was armed when police responded to a shooting at his home in the 2300 block of 10th Street SW at 12:06 a.m. According to the statement, "... the officer was outside his vehicle when he encountered a person who started discharging a handgun." Fearful for his life, the officer fired his duty weapon at the individual and hit him."

As James was in his backyard, the officer could not have "confronted" him, and hence that allegation is false. Furthermore, as Marquetta pointed out, the cop made no statement before opening fire — on the opposite side of a fence he couldn't see through.

"You cannot see inside. "You are unable to look out," she said. "We had no idea who it was since nobody said anything." 'Stop, freeze, police!' they did not say. "There is nothing; they just shot him," she said.

The incident is being investigated by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the anonymous officer is still on paid leave. The video is included below; it contains graphic content.