William Joseph Crooms, 66, was killed in a shooting while target practicing with a lifelong friend on the afternoon of Monday, March 10, 2014, in wooded areas off Camp Road near Brunswick, Glynn County. Crooms wandered into the woods and ended up behind the target his 65-year-old friend, Gary Drury, was aiming at. Drury discharged his weapon and a single gunshot struck Crooms. He was found a short time later and pronounced dead at 7:09 p.m.

The Glynn County Police initially classified the incident as an accidental shooting and no charges were filed at the scene. An investigation was opened to determine the precise sequence of events that led to the fatal shooting. Crooms was a lifelong Glynn County resident described by family as an avid hunter and fisherman who enjoyed the outdoors.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or was in the Camp Road area that afternoon, does anyone have details that could clarify what happened?