OPD: Son shot dad in response to attack on mother

19-year-old Malik Williams, told 911 dispatchers that he shot his father after his father attacked his mother.

June 8, 2021Updated: September 25, 2021
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. -- Omaha Police are releasing new details of a family shooting over the weekend.

Police were called to 98th Avenue Circle in the early hours of Sunday morning. There they found 46-year-old Lonnie Williams suffering from a gunshot wound on the front porch.

Williams' son, 19-year-old Malik Williams, told 911 dispatchers that he shot his father after his father attacked his mother.

Malik Williams was taken into custody and booked. He faces charges of first-degree felony assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

The father is expected to survive.