Aviantay Williams, 16

Aviantay Williams, 16, a black youth, was shot at 1116 N. Santa Fe Avenue in Compton and died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22.

The killing was a drive-by shooting, one of several recently. Williams was standing in front of a house, and was shot in the abdomen. He was taken to St. Francis hospital, where he died.

Comments

[jasmine williams]

aviantay was and still is my brother we share the same dad i love my brother i dont understand why ppl do things like this all you do is leave ppl in pain he has a family! what about us just remember whatever you do comes back on you 10x harded

[vanessa]

Being loved has nothing to do with love for self dont feel sorry for us we had him I feel sorry for those who never got the chance to know him and love him because to know him was to love him. ill see you baby. love auntie ness

[nurse patty]

I cannot believe the person that made the first comment!!! I will pray for you and your loved ones. Have you not seen that people have gotten killed in their homes.

[demond gibson]

RIP AVIANTAY WILLIAMS IMA MISS MANN EVEN THO U GONE SEE U STILL REMEMBER THROUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE I WILL NEVER FORGET U MANN LIFE IS ROUGH ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER YOU SO WHERE NOW WITH NO WORRIE I BE UP THERE WITH U

SINCERLY
YOUR PARTNER N CRIME LOL
DEMOND

[leevee]

I have just a few things to say. 1. the death of any child is significantly sad. 2. hindsight is always 20/20 (you could have done this , you could have done that). 3rd but not the least never ever pretend to suggest why someone was taken from us, God has said it is appointed unto man to die once after that is the judgement. When it was time for this young man to go he left . Would you be able to decide when and how your loved died? I didnt think so neither could I but it has to happen someday. Adinas, you couldnt have any teenagers cause it seems way too simple for you to say he was failed. I am a mother of three,a 31yr old, a 24 yr old and a 17yr old. I raised my children the best I could with what I had to work with. I was not a perfect parent (none of us are) but I gave them my best. I wish someone would tell me I failed any of my children should they meet with an ill circumstance like this in life. 2 of my three, make me very proud the other one makes me pray and I am proud of him too but he is a teenager and teenagers today are not like teenagers of the 70's and early 80's. So what we do from here is not condemn adults who supposedly didnt drag this boy to safety (cause I am sure as soon as they could do anything they did it) but we need to embrace this mother and family through this very hard time.To the family, God is not only able but will help you through this. just allow him to hold you close and wrap you all in his lovingkindness. I will pray for your your family. In Jesus' Name ,the Name above every name.

[Yvonne Williams]

It appears that there is some misconception about where Aviantay Williams was at the time of his demise. He was shot in front of his house with his mother and sister in the daylight and died that evening in surgery in the hospital. Comments on adults failing him are out of order.

[niece]

my heart goes out to the boy and i just dont know what is going on with our world today, but we cant blame anyone for the senseless death of this young man, it was just someone that had the devil in them that day and wanted to do some shooting thats all. and he was so so young, may god bless you and your family,

[adinasi]

Today 100 people gathered to mourn the death of the 17 year old killed by an animal in a zoo. There will be investigations, lawsuits, and endless media coverage of this tragic incident.
Will there be the same for young Aviantay? 6:15pm it's dark outside this time of year; Whomever were the adults at 1116 N. Santa Fe should have literally dragged this young man into the relative safety of the home. How many readers of this Blog don't notice the danger on our streets when the sun sets? No 16 year old, not matter his or her involvement in lawlessness, is always our responsibility as adults to protect and guide them to the best of our ability.
Aviantay, please accept my apology on behalf of those adults who failed you; Maybe this is why God has called you so early to protect you from those who did not serve you as they should.