Dave Williams was 43 and a volunteer youth football coach with the Fort Lauderdale Hurricanes when he was shot and killed on October 13, 2016, at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Known as Coach Dave, he had brought cookies and Gatorade for his team after practice and was approached by several males in the park. Witnesses heard gunfire and found Williams with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken toward Broward Health Medical Center but died en route.

The shooting occurred in front of players, parents, and fellow coaches. Witnesses reported the assailants fled immediately after the shots were fired. The motive is described as unclear and Fort Lauderdale police appealed for information; no arrests had been reported. The Florida Youth Football League canceled the Hurricanes’ games that weekend while the community mourned.

If anyone was at Mills Pond Park that evening or has information about the men who fled, please share what was seen or heard.