Photo: Mills Pond Park
A beloved peewee football coach walking to his car after practice was gunned down execution-style in front of his horrified team, according to reports Friday.
Dave Williams told a group of children to run when he saw men with guns walking towards him at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale Thursday night,WPLG-TV reported.
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Fort Lauderdale police said the 43-year-old man died of multiple gunshot wounds. His killers fled.
Williams had just treated his team of 30 kids to cookies and Gatorade after the practice, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
There were about 600 adults and children in the park at the time.
Williams, who also ran a car wash, was a “giving guy” and a dedicated volunteer coach according to reports.