Indictment finally comes for murderer of Indiana tourist staying in Bushwick Airbnb
BUSHWICK — Justice may finally be coming for an Indiana tourist who was shot and killed while he was staying in a Bushwick AirBnB on a vacation in Brooklyn.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Friday that the defendant, 26-year-old William Freeman, of Gravesend, was arraigned on an indictment that charged him with murder. Freeman allegedly shot 20-year-old Ethan Williams, while Williams was sitting on a stoop in Bushwick, according to the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.
“Ethan Williams was a kind and compassionate young man who had his whole life ahead of him,” Gonzalez said. “His visit to New York City was the culmination of a lifelong dream and his untimely and unnecessary death is horrific and heartbreaking. I hope this prosecution brings some sense of solace to his family as we seek to bring this defendant to justice.”
Williams was a Indiana University student staying in Brooklyn at an AirBnB located at 42 Eldert St. in Bushwick while on a vacation. He and his friends were sitting outside on the stoop of the Brooklyn AirBnB at approximately 2:30 A.M. when Freeman allegedly opened fire on the group. Williams was shot in the chest and died of his wounds, according to prosecutors.