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Ethan Williams

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Oct 24, 2020

Victim Details

Ethan Williams

Male

White / Caucasian

Brooklyn

NY

2020-10-24

20

Ethan

Williams

07/27/2026

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A lifelong dream to visit New York City turned into a tragedy for 20-year-old Ethan Williams on October 24, 2020. The male Indiana University sophomore film student was on his first trip to the city, a place he had dreamed of seeing since he was a boy. He and his friends had traveled from Indiana and were staying at an Airbnb in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, hoping to film skateboarding videos. In the early morning hours, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Williams and his friends were sitting ...
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  • New York Post: Seven shot, one killed in overnight shootings in NYC
  • New York Post: College student killed by stray bullet was on ‘dream trip’ to NYC, dad says
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