Former college football star Avantae Williams faces life in prison after arrest over deadly shooting

By ISABEL BALDWIN

Former college football star Avantae Williams could be facing a lifetime in prison following a deadly shooting in Florida at the weekend. 

Williams, a former safety for Maryland and Miami, was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that left one man dead and a bartender injured at a bar north of Orlando. 

32-year-old Keshod Harris was shot six times during an altercation at McCabe’s in DeLand, around 34 miles outside of Orlando.

Cops responded to calls at the bar at around 1:30am local time on Saturday, DeLand Police Department said in a report. 

Eyewitness reportedly told investigators that a fist fight had broken out between several men at the bar before one produced a firearm and opened fire.

Former college football star Avantae Williams has been arrested over a fatal shooting 

Harris was struck multiple times in the chest and was rushed to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. 

A bartender was also hit in the crossfire, sustaining gunshot wound to both hands. They were also transported to hospital, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

Williams is said to have fled the scene, according to the police report, but was identified as the suspect by officers and detained on Monday after an arrest warrant was issued. 

Williams is now in custody at the Volusia County Jail and is reportedly charged with second-degree murder. The sentence for second-degree murder in Florida is anywhere from 16 years to life.

More to follow.  

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Former college football star Avantae Williams faces life in prison after arrest over deadly shooting

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