James Williams
Age 18
Chicago, Illinois
"Goofy" teen liked to dance in public
He had one child, a baby boy name Zayski, whom he promised to love “always & forever.”
Nicknamed “Bigg Riff” and “Lil James,” his friends described him as “goofy,” especially when he would dance in public.
On Aug. 31, 2018, James Williams, 18, was standing with two people on a sidewalk in the southside Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, when someone shot him in the head and the chest. One friend posted a quote that blamed Chicago street life for what happened to Williams: The streets “will kidnap you, raise you, and then return you to your family so they can bury you.”
