Ex-Maryland football player faces murder charge after deadly bar fight in Florida

A former college football competitor is facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed a man during a physical altercation at a bar in Florida over the weekend local law enforcement authenticated Monday Avantae Traeviyon Williams a former defensive back at the University of Maryland was arrested by the DeLand Police Department on Monday He is charged with second-degree murder involving a firearm The -year-old suspect was taken into custody without affair police noted just days after -year-old Keshod Harris was shot and killed at a bar in DeLand Florida CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMAccording to police officers from the DeLand Police Department and Volusia Sheriff s Office responded to reports of a shooting at a bar at around a m Bystanders reported police a fistfight involving several men broke out inside the bar when one of the men produced a firearm The suspect later identified as Williams fled the scene The victim was transported to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries A bartender also suffered gunshot wounds but is expected to survive TEXAS FOOTBALL ATHLETE STATED POLICE HE WAS TAKING RECRUITS TO STRIP CLUB DURING DWI ARREST AGENTS SAY At this time this remains an open and advancing research Deland Police noted in a report Detectives still continue to collect evidence and conduct interviews with people concerning the facts and circumstances of this shooting affair Approximately patrons were inside McCabe s Bar on the night of the event and they may have information that will help bring justice in this incident Williams played one season at Maryland after two years at Miami He was the top safety in his recruiting class and according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal he was recruited by Florida Alabama Georgia Ohio State and Penn State In Williams faced assault charges after an alleged episode with a pregnant woman Those charges were later dismissed Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter