Joseph David Williams, 40, was fatally shot at a home on George Drive in Hope Hull, Alabama, on the evening of January 11, 2023. A local business owner who ran Alabama Roofing and Restoration, Inc., Williams was described as an outdoorsman who enjoyed bird hunting and saltwater fishing and as someone who often hosted friends and family.

Montgomery County deputies responded to the scene and found Williams dead of a gunshot wound. Also at the residence was 40-year-old Terry Brandon Cumbie of Pike Road. Investigators say Cumbie forced entry through a bedroom door armed with a .45-caliber pistol, harassed Williams and another person, and then shot Williams. Cumbie was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with capital murder in connection with a burglary and first-degree domestic violence involving a burglary.

Williams is survived by his mother, Cindy McQueen, and his two children, Edy and Nixon Williams. Anyone with information about the incident or who knew Joseph is asked to come forward.