Colton Buck Williams, nine, died on Thanksgiving Day 2019 in a hunting accident near Springfield, South Carolina. Family members say he was hunting rabbits with his father and a family friend when Colton was accidentally shot by his father. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources confirmed an investigation into the shooting. No information in this account indicates arrests or suspects; the event is described as a tragic accident.

Colton was a fourth-grade honor roll student at Kelly-Edwards Elementary School and had been selected for the All-Star football team for the Williston Recreational League. He enjoyed sports, fishing, camping and playing the piano, and his obituary noted a recent baptism in the South Edisto River. His family donated his organs, which saved three people.

If anyone has information about that day or knew Colton, please share what you remember.