GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) – FBI Oklahoma City spoke out about the suspect accused of shooting a police officer in the face on Sunday before he was arrested in Grants, New Mexico. The FBI said they immediately began the search for Billy Wayne Williams who is an enrolled member of the Choctaw tribe of Oklahoma.
On Monday, the Grants Police Department said they located Williams who shot himself as they attempted to arrest him. As of Tuesday, Williams was in critical condition. Once released he will be placed in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. The Oklahoma officer has already been released from the hospital.