Police shooting victim charged with 4 felonies

DOUGLAS (WNE) — A Douglas man involved in a police shooting Oct. 7 has been charged in Converse County Circuit Court with four felony counts of aggravated assault and battery.

Because a Douglas Police Department officer shot Williams prior to his arrest, the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation took jurisdiction over the case per standard practice. According to the affidavit submitted to the court by DCI, DPD Officer Angel Del Campos shot Williams in his left hip when Williams pointed a .45 caliber handgun at the officer from inside his residence.

Douglas law enforcement had responded to a domestic report on Hamilton Street where they met the reporting party, Shannon Shaw, and two children.

Shaw advised the police Williams was armed, believed to have been drinking and had a history of military-related post-traumatic stress. She said two children were still in the house with him.

Two officers, one being Campos, attempted to contact Williams from outside the front door in an attempt to remove the remaining children from the house, according to the report.

Through a window, officers could see Williams inside at a staircase from the basement as “. . . he cycled the action of the handgun by pulling the slide back” before “. . . lowering the weapon and pointing it in the direction of Angel Del Campo.”

Campo fired two rounds at Williams, with one making contact in the left hip, the report states. Campo and another officer then gave Williams aid and he was later transported to Memorial Hospital of Converse County, before being treated at a medical facility in Casper.

Williams’ four separate felony charges come from each of the four individuals he allegedly threatened: Shaw, Campos and the two children. Williams faces up to 40 years in prison as each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years.

This story was published on December 4, 2024.