Donnie Lamar Williams, 49, was shot and killed on the night of Saturday, April 29, 2023, in the Alabama Village area of Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama. He was found on Barber Drive with two gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Prichard Police Department is treating his death as a homicide.

Friends and family remember Williams as comical, forgiving, and deeply devoted to his family. He enjoyed driving and worked as an Uber driver. His survivors include his mother, Lillie Mae Williams, his wife, Samantha Jones-Williams, his children, and other relatives and friends. As of early May 2023, no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified.

If anyone has information about what happened on Barber Drive that night or knew Donnie’s movements, please share tips with the Prichard Police Department.