July 16th Update 6:00 a.m.
Family and friends will gather to honor a woman Greenville County Deputies say was shot and killed by her estranged husband. The vigil for murder victim Natasha Kerns will be held outside 311 Idlewild Avenue in Greenville Friday night from 6:00- 10:00 p.m.
Updated July 12, 2010:
Willie Williams, the suspect accused of killing two on Saturday, is in the detention center Monday. He was in the hospital Saturday before being transported to the Greenville County Detention Center.
A SLED background check shows that Williams is no stranger to criminal charges.
Previous charges in his record include: Malicious injury to property, arson, DUI and criminal domestic violence.
Officials charged Williams with domestic violence in Sept. 2007.
For more information, read below.
Posted July 10, 2010:
Two shot, one dead, and a chase that ends with the suspect stabbing himself before taken into custody.
A 911 call was made just before five Saturday morning, at 311 Idlewilde Avenue in Greenville County.
Deputies say the victim Natasha Kerns called police and said that a man was trying to break into her residence. They say the 911 operator heard an argument and then what appeared to be gunshots.
Investigators found Kerns dead at her home. Officers also found another man who was shot. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for his wounds.
Deputies spotted the suspect, Willie Williams, in a beige SUV near his home. Investigators say Williams is Kerns' estranged husband. Investigators say he lead them on a high speed chase through Laurens County. They were able to stop him with a stop stick.
Officers on scene say he stopped his car and stabbed himself. He was taken into custody and then transported to the hospital for treatment. Williams is charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Roberta Gray says Kerns' two children were in the home during the shootings. She also says Williams is the father of one of the children. "I mean Lord, they got to go without their mom," she said.
Neighbors say Gray was an aspiring vocal artist.
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