PANAMA CITY — Deputies are looking for two men they believe witnessed a shooting early Monday that left a woman shot in the abdomen but in stable condition.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help finding Renaldo “Majestic” Williams and another man they believe goes by “DJ.” Investigators believe the two men were present in a home on West 29th Court around 3:30 a.m. Monday when a woman was shot in the abdomen.
The BCSO released a two photos of Williams, but a news release issued Tuesday afternoon doesn’t indicate if Williams and DJ are considered suspects. Officials didn’t immediately return calls for comment.
A third man, 19-year-old Blake Youngblood, has already been arrested and charged with improper exhibition of a firearm, tampering with evidence and lying to police.
Investigators believe Youngblood shot the victim, who is not identified in the news release, accidently after they finished playing video games in her room. Officials said the three men were preparing to leave when Youngblood pulled a pistol, removed the magazine and pulled the trigger once, shooting the victim in the gut.
The two other men left after the victim was shot. Youngblood stayed to help the victim, who told investigators she didn’t want to press charges.
Youngblood initially told investigators a version of the events that led to the shooting that was inconsistent with what the victim described, the news release states. When he changed his story the details matched those given to investigators by the victim, officials said.
Anyone who knows Williams or DJ is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 747-5079 or CrimeStoppers at 785 TIPS (8477).