Grand Prairie Man on Parole for 6 Felonies Shot at Police With AR-15

A Grand Prairie man on parole for six prior felony convictions fired an AR-15 rifle at a police officer during a domestic violence call earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas charged Malik Williams with unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the federal complaint, Grand Prairie Police Department officers responded on May 2 to a domestic disturbance after a child called 911 to report that things had turned physical during an argument between the child's mother and her boyfriend. Officers arrived and found Williams sitting in a silver Altima. The mother was wearing a blood-stained shirt. Officers told Williams he was not free to leave. He immediately drove away. Officers pursued him with lights and sirens activated. A GPPD officer used a Precision Immobilization Technique maneuver to stop the vehicle and block the driver's door. As that officer stepped out of his patrol vehicle, Williams fired at him with an AR-15 rifle. A second officer returned fire. Williams was struck and injured, surrendered, and was transported to a hospital. Investigators determined Williams was on parole for six prior felony convictions at the time of the shooting. Five of those convictions involved domestic violence against the same woman present during the May 2 incident. U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said the office "will always go after those who try to intimidate and harm" law enforcement in North Texas. Assistant U.S. Attorney Walt Junker is prosecuting the case. The FBI's Dallas Field Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Grand Prairie Police Department conducted the investigation. A criminal complaint is a charge, not a finding of guilt. Williams is presumed innocent unless and until convicted. Picture By U.S. Marshals Service