Mass Murderer Doug Williams (2003)
Background and Context
Douglas Paul Williams was a 48-year-old assembly-line worker at the Lockheed Martin plant in Meridian, Mississippi. On July 8, 2003, he carried out a mass shooting at the plant, targeting co-workers during a mandatory ethics and diversity training session and throughout the facility .
The Shooting Rampage
Williams arrived at the mandatory training session visibly agitated. After only a few minutes, he abruptly left the meeting, saying “Y’all can handle this,” returned armed with multiple firearms and ammunition, and began shooting around 9:30 a.m. .
Armed with a 12-gauge shotgun (used in the shooting), a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle (not fired), a Derringer, a .45-caliber pistol, and a scoped .22-caliber rifle (found later in his truck), he embarked on a roughly ten-minute killing spree .
Victims
Six co-workers were killed. Their names, ages, and locations are listed below:
- DeLois Bailey, 53 – died of her wounds on July 15, 2003
- Sam Cockrell, 46 – of Meridian, Mississippi
- Micky Fitzgerald (sometimes spelled “Mickey”), 45 – of Little Rock, Mississippi
- Lynette McCall, 47 – of Cuba, Alabama
- Charles J. Miller, 58 – of Meridian, Mississippi
- Thomas Willis, 57 – of Lisman, Alabama
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