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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 camer...

James Williams, 46, spent his last seconds on Earth trying to figure out who shot him at his family's New Year's party. He would die in front of his family in his living room, his last words being, "I've been shot." Though they were unaware, the gunshot was fired from a police officer's rifle from the opposite side of the family's six-foot-tall privacy fence that encircled their backyard. Blood streaks remain on the living room floor where Williams was assassinated in front of his wife and children. They had been celebrating the new year only seconds before. 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. According to Marquett...