A family dispute turned deadly in Milwaukee after an 18-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his father in front of relatives — just two weeks after being kicked out of the home.
Corey D. Williams Jr. has been arrested and charged with second-degree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon in connection with the July 2 killing of his father, 47-year-old Corey Williams Sr., according to police and court documents.
The Milwaukee Police Department responded to a 911 call around 2:40 p.m. at an apartment complex on W. Atkinson Avenue. The caller, Williams Jr.’s grandmother, reportedly told dispatchers, “My grandson shot his daddy up there.”
First responders found Williams Sr. in the living room, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the arm, chest, abdomen, groin, and shoulder. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A 9mm handgun was found on the floor next to his body.
According to the criminal complaint, Williams Jr. had been living with his father but was kicked out two weeks earlier and had moved in with his sister. On the day of the shooting, he returned to the apartment with his mother and brother to pick up his younger siblings, who were still with their father.
While there, Williams Jr.’s parents began arguing. The teen told police he stepped in to defuse the situation, but said his father grabbed him by the collar and began shoving him around while holding a pistol. The affidavit claims Williams Sr. forced his son onto a recliner and then toward a table, telling him to “shut up” and “have respect.”
As the struggle continued, Williams Jr. claimed he saw a second gun on the table, grabbed it, and fired. “I grabbed it and I shoot him,” he allegedly told detectives, adding that he wasn’t sure how many times he pulled the trigger—only that it was “more than five times.”
When confronted by his grandfather outside the apartment, Williams Jr. allegedly confessed on the spot: “I shot him.”
According to prosecutors, it’s unclear if the father actually had a gun in his hand during the incident. Williams Jr. is currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond. He is due back in court on July 14.
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