[CA] 2nd domestic call to San Diego Police Detective Donna Williams's home was a tragic one

A tragedy for all.

San Diego Police Detective Donna Williams' and her daughter Briana ("Bree") were murdered by Donna's son Brian - who suffers from schizophrenia. There was a domestic call to the home in June involving Brian also.

DETECTIVE, TEEN DAUGHTER FOUND DEAD IN SAN DIEGO

The Associated Press

Published: Monday, Jul. 18, 2011 - 12:40 pm

Last Modified: Monday, Jul. 18, 2011 - 9:45 pm

[Excerpts] A veteran police detective and her 18-year-old daughter were stabbed to death Monday, and her son was arrested on suspicion of murder after he was found sitting next to the teenager's nude body on the sidewalk outside their home, authorities said. The bodies of Donna Williams, 52, and Briana Williams were discovered by officers who went to the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood shortly before 1:30 a.m., after neighbors called 911 to report a violent disturbance and a woman screaming for help at a home... Brian Williams, 24, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and was jailed without bail... It was unclear what prompted the attack, San Diego Police Department homicide Capt. Jim Collins said at a news conference. He said officers had been called to the house on June 30 because of another disturbance but said the matter had been resolved. He did not provide details... Donna Williams, a mother of five, was a 31-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department who mainly worked in the child abuse unit... Briana Williams had just graduated from Mount Carmel High School in San Diego. She played softball in school and had won a full scholarship to attend a San Francisco design college... [Full article here]

MOTHER, DAUGHTER KILLED IN RANCHO PENASQUITOS HOME

NBC San Diego

By R. Stickney, Monica Dean and Tony Shin

Monday, Jul 18, 2011

[Excerpts] Police sources say Brian suffers from schizophrenia and on June 30, officers were called out to the family home after Brian caused a disturbance. Sources say Donna had been upset with her son because he wasn't taking his medications for schizophrenia and threatened to kick him out of the house. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that can lead to violence if not treated with medications, according to psychiatrist Clark Smith, M.D. "It affects the way people think, often causing paranoia, delusions and even hallucinations,"said Dr. Smit... All three family members lived together in this home police said. Donna Williams had a 28-year-old daughter who does not live in the home police said... Brian Williams has been booked at the county jail facing two counts of murder. [Full article here]

UPDATE:

FAMILY SPEAKS OUT ABOUT SLAYINGS OF MOM, DAUGHTER

The San Diego Union-Tribune

By Kristina Davis

JULY 19, 2011

[Excerpts] ...“We don’t think he was in his right mind when committing the attacks,” said Donna Williams’ son, Howard Williams III, a San Diego attorney... “If we had seen it coming, we definitely would have stopped it,” Williams said. Brian Williams, who is active in a downtown church and had previously attended Maranatha Bible College, is set to be arraigned Wednesday on two counts of murder in San Diego Superior Court. Howard Williams said he will be there to support his brother... Police responded to the two-story home on June 30 for a disturbance that was handled without an arrest, said San Diego police Capt. Jim Collins. Howard Williams said the dispute was between him and Brian, and that it was minor. He said his mother and sister were out of town at the time. He declined to give further details. He said the family was thankful for the support from friends and the Police Department, where his mother worked for 31 years, spending much of her career in the child abuse unit. “We cannot go through this without them,” he said... Briana, who went by Bree, was about a month away from leaving for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco to study fashion design and play softball on a full scholarship. Her mother, a “softball freak,” seldom missed a game, whether it was at Mt. Carmel or traveling around the country for the San Diego Renegades team with Briana. “She absolutely doted on Briana,” Williams said. “Her life was working child abuse and softball”... [Full article here]

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