Man Convicted In Wife's Fatal Shooting

ABINGDON, MD — A 67-year-old Abingdon man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of his wife in their home.

On Friday, David Williams was convicted of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a felony or crime of violence, possession of a regulated firearm by a prohibited person, possession of ammunition by a prohibited person and impairing the verity or availability of physical evidence following a five-day jury trial.

On June 30, 2025, Lillian Williams was shot and killed in the upstairs of her Abingdon home. At the time of the murder, her husband, David Williams, was the only other person in the home, authorities said.

After the murder, Williams left his wife in their home to drive around and took the gun with him. About an hour later, he returned to their home after he tossed out the gun in a wooded area and finally called 911, according to court documents.

Williams relayed pieces of the story to dispatchers and denied any knowledge of details regarding the shooting. By the time first responders arrived, Lillian Williams did not have a pulse and was pronounced dead.

Williams told multiple stories to the responding deputies, then allowed them access to his Ring doorbell camera. He was eventually taken to the jail for further interviewing. There, his story changed again, and he claimed that his wife had produced the weapon and that the gun simply went off during a struggle, according to prosecutors.

An autopsy was conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which determined the victim’s manner of death to be a homicide. They also determined that the gun was fired from about one to three feet away. During their testimony, the medical examiner testified that the findings of the autopsy were inconsistent with a struggle.

Warrants were executed on Williams home and Ring camera. Detectives recovered multiple gun cases, multiple types of ammunition and a handgun holster from Williams' bedroom.

The videos from the Ring camera the night of the incident showed Williams kicking in the front door, walking in then calmly and repeatedly exiting and entering the home in the moments following the shooting. Other evidence showed that Williams called a friend who lived out of state and told him that he had been in an altercation with a man that resulted in the man’s death.

Williams will remain in custody at the Harford County Detention Center until his sentencing hearing, which will be scheduled after a pre-sentence investigation.

"After our prosecutors persisted through this five-day jury trial, we are thrilled with the first-degree murder conviction of David Williams, along with convictions on all other counts charged, ensuring justice is served for the death of Lillian Williams, the victim of this tragic, domestically-related homicide," said State’s Attorney Alison M. Healey.

"It is the worst kind of betrayal and violence when a defendant takes the life of someone with whom they have an intimate relationship. While the result of this case will never bring Ms. Williams back, it is my hope that the convictions in this case will bring some peace to her family in knowing that the person responsible for her death will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars," Healey added.