A wrongly convicted Philadelphia man who spent nearly three decades in prison before he was released last year was gunned down at a funeral, authorities said.
A wrongly convicted Philadelphia man who spent nearly three decades in prison before he was released last yearNo arrests were immediately made after Christopher Williams, 62,"suffered gunshot wounds to the head" at Mount Peace Cemetery at 2:20 p.m. ET Friday, Philadelphia police said in a statement.He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced at 2:27 p.m., police said.
Williams and co-defendant Troy Coulston were convicted of the Haynesworth murder in 1992. Then, in 1993, Williams and co-defendant Theophalis Wilson were convicted of the triple slaying. Since his release 22 months ago, Williams had been working as a carpenter with hope of starting his own construction business that would employ freed convicts, said Williams’ longtime attorney, Stuart Lev.
"He kept fighting, and he wouldn't give up. He just kept insisting that he keep trying different ways of fighting. Whether that was to keep his hopes up or that was just his own determination and perseverance, that's what he did. He worked very hard with his lawyers to make sure his lawyers kept doing that, too."said Williams' slaying was"tragic" and bemoaned that he didn't get more enjoyment from his nearly two years of freedom.
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