A simmering dispute on the road escalated into deadly violence on a Monday afternoon in Florence, South Carolina, leaving 56-year-old Charles Everett Williams Jr. dead from a gunshot wound. The fatal encounter unfolded around 2 p.m. on September 2, 2019, at the intersection of Highway 76 and Old Marion Highway.
Reports from the Florence County Sheriff's Office indicate that Williams, who was a truck driver, stopped his vehicle and got out to confront the driver of a passenger car.
Authorities stated that Williams allegedly brandished a weapon and threatened the other motorist. In response to the perceived threat, the driver of the passenger vehicle fired at Williams.
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, but Williams succumbed to his injuries. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Florence County Sheriff's Office announced that no arrests had been made and that the investigation into the incident was ongoing.
Online sources available in the years following the shooting have not provided any updates regarding arrests or the identification of a suspect in the death of Charles Everett Williams Jr. The case appears to remain an unsolved homicide.
