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The incident began at about 2 p.m. on Dec. 3, when Williams was leaving the Let’s Get Poppin gourmet popcorn store on S. Western Ave., say police.
“He was not just a customer,” store manager Larry James told the
Chicago Tribune. “He was family.”
Just before he was shot and killed, Williams was inside the store laughing and chatting with everyone, just like he always did, he told the
Chicago Tribune.
“It hurts,” James said.
Police released surveillance video showing Williams walking to his vehicle when a four-door Ford Fusion pulled up and three males exited and rushed toward him, say police, CBS 2 reports.