On September 10, 2020, 24-year-old Hadyn Williams was killed at the Outlaws Motorcycle Club on Southwest Monroe Avenue in Lawton, Oklahoma, when a pistol discharged and a single bullet struck him in the head. Witness statements and court documents say the weapon had been brought into the club by a friend, Jerry Anderson, who placed the gun on the bar, picked it up and waved it before the firearm went off. Williams was given immediate medical attention but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lawton police arrested Anderson at the club. He reportedly expressed remorse and acknowledged that the shooting shouldn’t have happened; he and Williams were described as friends. Anderson was charged with first-degree manslaughter and held on $15,000 bond. A witness later said they had taken the gun from Anderson after the shooting, unloaded it and stashed it under the bar.

Anyone who was at the club that night or who knew Williams or Anderson is asked to share what they remember about the events leading up to the shooting.