The holiday season of 2020 in Williston, South Carolina, was marred by a violent tragedy that claimed the life of 61-year-old White male William Glen Womack. On Christmas Day, December 25, the quiet atmosphere of the small town was shattered when a shooting occurred at a residence on Elko Street. According to local authorities, the incident unfolded just after 11:00, when Womack went to answer a knock at his door.
Upon opening it, he was met with gunfire and fatally struck, marking a grim end to the holiday for his family and the community.
Law enforcement officials and the Barnwell County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene, launching an immediate investigation into the homicide. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, details regarding the perpetrator remained scarce. Investigators did not immediately release a description of a suspect or a potential motive for the targeted attack at the victim's entryway. The senseless nature of the crime, occurring on a day typically reserved for celebration and peace, left neighbors and residents shaken.
As time passed following the event, public updates from the Williston Police Department and other agencies remained limited. While autopsy results were scheduled to determine the exact cause of death, early reports indicated that no suspects were in custody right after the shooting. Online memorials established in Womack's honor have since listed him among victims of gun violence in the area, but public records and news archives from the years following the incident do not indicate that an arrest has been widely publicized or that a conviction has been secured in connection with his death.
