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Ethan Williams

Case from Johnstown, PA dated Aug 24, 2022

Victim Details

Ethan Williams

Male

White / Caucasian

Johnstown

PA

2022-08-24

22

Ethan

Williams

06/30/2026

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In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on August 24, 2022, a young man's life was cut short in a violent confrontation. Ethan Williams, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on Broad Street in what law enforcement would later describe as a targeted and mutual combat. The incident involved another man, 30-year-old Elliott Ruff Jr., and resulted in the deaths of both men. Williams was discovered in the driver's seat of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.

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  • WJAC: Johnstown officials identify 2 who killed each other in afternoon shootout on Broad Street
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