Family of Fort Worth man killed by police baffled by his behavior

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth Mother is searching for solutions surrounding the shock behavior of her husband as she tries to consolation their kids. It was love at first sight when Brittany Williams met Joe Williams again in 2011. But now, her life appears the other way up. 

“I’m grieving. I’m hurt,” mentioned Brittany Williams.

Williams has questions on what led to her husband getting fatally shot by Fort Worth police. Some of these questions come from their kids, additionally damage and sat together with her throughout our interview.  

“I tell them to pray even when they feel like there’s not nothing more they can do,” Williams mentioned.

At about 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 16 , James Williams stayed within the automotive as his brother Joe Williams went contained in the Northeast twenty eighth Street QT gasoline station. Store safety video exhibits Joe Williams pacing within the retailer with a weapon. The clerk referred to as 911 at his request.

CLERK: “He’s walking around with his hand on the trigger, and he’s asking me to call y’all.”

DISPATCHER: “And he asks where we are?”

CLERK: “He asks if y’all were coming. And I said, Yeah.”

The 31-year-old referred to as his spouse whereas ready on officers to reach on the QT. He apologized to her. Brittany shared what her husband mentioned subsequent throughout their cellphone name. 

“He told me, ‘baby, I love you,'” mentioned Brittany Williams. “All I know is I kept telling him I loved him. Baby, come home. Come home to us. Come out to your kids. And all of a sudden, I heard the gunshots. I said, Baby, what’s wrong? What’s going on? What’s going on? And then he kept the phone, the whole time until got outside.”

Officers from the Fort Worth Police Department arrived on the QT and ordered prospects on the gasoline pump to go away for their very own security. During the alternate of gunfire, officers shot Williams, rendered CPR, however he didn’t survive. Security video exhibits Williams exiting the shop firing a handgun. His behavior made no sense both to his father and brother.  

Joe’s brother, James Williams, was sitting within the automotive when he realized the chaos on the QT concerned his brother. He ran in the direction of Joe Williams hoping to succeed in him earlier than it was too late. 

“I was trying to reach my brother,” James Williams mentioned. “I couldn’t talk to my brother. He had already been hit and on the floor as I jumped out the vehicle.”

James and Joe have been shut, and it was no shock the 2 have been collectively that night time. But James did not choose up on something that will lead him to imagine their time collectively would finish with Joe useless. 

“We did everything together. Football, basketball, video game. He was amazing,” mentioned James Williams, “I just wanted people to know that my brother, he was a very energetic person. He was a positive person and didn’t like negativity.”

The Williams watched the video launched by Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes, which outlines the moments earlier than, throughout and after officers arrived on the QT gasoline station. The video consists of edited bodycam footage from officers.

When the daddy of Joe Williams watched the video, it helped him higher perceive what occurred to his son. The grieving father informed WFAA that when he watched the video, it did not appear as if he was watching the son he raised as a result of of the behavior.  He wonders what pushed his son to behave out. 

Jerry Williams mentioned, “He was trying to say, I need help. But that wasn’t the kind of help that he was looking for. I’ll be glad when this Trinity Spring gets built over at JPS.”

Trinity Springs Pavillion presents 24-hour psychological well being and psychiatric providers. According to Mayo Clinic, some psychological well being warning indicators embody feeling unhappy, confused considering and extreme fears or worries. Brittany Williams mentioned there will not be any indicators she picked up on in her husband’s behavior

“My husband was funny, goofy. He loved his kids. Humble, sweet personality,” Brittany Williams mentioned, “I don’t know what was wrong with my husband.” 

Despite monetary challenges to cowl the associated fee of a funeral, the Williams household has scheduled the funeral for Joe Williams for 1:00 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 30 at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church. 

People involved about members of the family can attain out for assist here.