17-year-old fatally shot in Orlando identified

Hamishee D. Williams Jr. victim of 1st-degree murder, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police on Sunday shared a Crimeline statement offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in a fatal shooting that took the life of a 17-year-old boy Friday night in Orlando.

Identified as Hamishee “Mishee” D. Williams Jr., the teen was pronounced dead at the hospital after being located lying in Domino Drive with a gunshot wound, found by officers who responded to a report of gunfire in the Lane Mann Estates area around 10:59 p.m.

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Neither the source of the gunfire nor a motive behind the shooting have yet been determined. In Crimeline’s flyer, it described Williams’ death as first-degree murder with a firearm.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-1000, or Crimeline to remain anonymous by calling 1-800-423-TIPS (8477) or texting **8477.

If you call in, reference OPD case No. 2022-00315299.


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