Family of man killed in McKees Rocks shootout claims he was in the wrong place at the wrong time

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — A deadly and chaotic shootout in McKees Rocks over the weekend has left one family with many questions about what happened.

The shootout killed Shaylon Williams, 37, and injured three others, including a woman who is in critical condition.

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“He has not one bad bone in his body. He was just a beautiful soul inside and out,” Ranikka Bernard said of Shaylon Williams.

Williams, who worked as a patient care tech, is Bernard’s first cousin.

At this point, it’s unclear what exactly led up to the shooting that killed him.

She believes her cousin was at the wrong place at the wrong time — and told us he’s never been in trouble with the law, let alone involved in a shooting.

“If you knew him, you’d be like ‘wait, what, how did something like this happen to him?’ It’s so surreal,” she said.

Police believe at least two people were firing during the shootout.

“He was a very good guy. And his smile was so infectious. And even in the worst situations, he was always so optimistic,” Bernard said.

No one has been charged in the shooting, or in Shaylon’s death, which is why Bernard is begging for someone to come forward with information on who killed her cousin.

“Hopefully, in time, we will have more answers, but it doesn’t make sense right now. It just doesn’t make sense. We need people to come forward to help us make sense of the situation.”

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