In the early morning hours of November 20, 2016, a dispute between friends in Salt Lake City ended with 25-year-old Byron Shawn Williams Jr., a Black/African American male, shot during a struggle over a 9mm handgun. Williams and his friend Christopher Bonds had spent the day together, attending a soccer game and going to a bar; after a verbal altercation at the bar, the men returned to Bonds’ apartment at 1800 West Parkway Boulevard. An argument at the bottom of the apartment building staircase escalated into a physical fight over the firearm. Williams tried to flee but was struck by three shots, including a fatal wound to the upper back. He was found in the parking lot and later died at a hospital.

Police recovered a handgun near the scene that Bonds had allegedly tried to hide and arrested him. Bonds was charged with first-degree felony murder, obstruction of justice, possession of a firearm by a restricted person, and felony discharge of a firearm. Family members remembered Williams as a loving father and a central figure in his extended family. Does anyone have memories of Byron or information about that night that could help fill gaps in the timeline?