Story Created:
Sep 29, 2012 at 11:32 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Sep 30, 2012 at 3:25 PM CDT
JACKSON, Tenn. - The man critically injured in an East Jackson shooting earlier this week has died from his injuries.
According to Jackson police, shooting victim Howard Williamson, 53, died at a Memphis hospital Saturday afternoon.
Police said Williamson was hit by a spray of shotgun pellets early Monday morning.
He told investigators he was inside his house on Preston Alley just before 1 a.m. that morning, when he heard someone banging on his front door and trying to kick it in.
He said that is when the suspect fired a shotgun through a window, hitting him in the shoulder, leg and backside.
Police have not released a firm description of the shooter.
Call Jackson police at (731) 425-8400 if you can help.
