Overview

• Avontae Williams, a former University of Miami and University of Maryland football player, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree murder after a shooting at McCabe’s Bar in DeLand, Florida.
• The incident occurred early Saturday morning during a fistfight inside the bar, which escalated when one of the men involved produced a firearm and began shooting, according to police.
• Keshod Harris, 32, was fatally shot multiple times in the chest and later died at a local hospital, while a bartender sustained non-life-threatening gunshot injuries to both hands.
• Williams, a DeLand native and former top safety recruit, had a history of legal troubles, including a 2021 arrest for aggravated battery charges against his pregnant ex-girlfriend, which were later dropped.
• He remains in the Volusia County Jail without bond as authorities continue to investigate the shooting, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence.