On October 19, 2024, at about 9:10 p.m., officers answered a reported shooting at a Ridgebrooke Drive residence in High Point, North Carolina. They found 32-year-old Hasson Dwayne Williams with a single gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, where he died.

Initial investigators say two people were handling a firearm inside the home when it discharged, striking Williams. Witnesses, including Williams’ fiancée, described the shooting as accidental and said a cousin of Williams was involved. Because a relative of a City of High Point elected official was implicated, the High Point Police Department asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to take over the inquiry. No arrests have been announced and the SBI is continuing its investigation.

Williams, originally from Laurinburg and then living in Greensboro, was remembered by family and friends for his protective nature. Funeral services were held October 26, 2024, at Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church in Wagram, with interment at Hillside Memorial Park in Laurinburg. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SBI.