{"id":615765,"date":"2021-08-06T12:37:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=615765"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:37:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:37:20","slug":"woman-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-face-in-front-of-kids-in-fla-manhunt-underway-for-benjamin-robert-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-face-in-front-of-kids-in-fla-manhunt-underway-for-benjamin-robert-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman dies after being shot in the face in front of kids in Fla., manhunt underway for Benjamin Robert Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-face-in-front-of-kids-in-fla-manhunt-underway-for-benjamin-robert-williams%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=615765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2484442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2484442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benjamin Robert Williams via Saint Petersburg Police Deparment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:30 AM PT \u2013 Friday, August 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The U.S. Marshalls Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have joined law enforcement in Florida in a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly killed his girlfriend. In a press briefing on Thursday, Saint Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway announced authorities were offering a $20,000 dollar reward for any information leading to the arrest of 38-year-old Benjamin Robert Williams.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, Williams repeatedly shot 27-year-old Joana Peca in the face while she was parked in her car and holding her infant child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Saturday approximately around 5:30\u2026 we received a call of a person shot,\u201d Holloway explained. \u201cThe officers located Ms. Peca in the vehicle, who appeared to been shot several times in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities reported along with Peca\u2019s four-month-old, her four-year-old was also in the car and witnessed the entire tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 4-month-old and a 4-year-old was in the car when she shot several times in the face,\u201d Holloway stated. \u201cShe was shot holding that 4-month baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Armed &amp; Dangerous Benjamin Williams is wanted in the murder of Joana Peca on July 31st.<\/p>\n<p>He shot\/killed Joana in front of her two young children.<\/p>\n<p>If you know his whereabouts please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stpetepd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stpetepd<\/a>: <br \/>727-893-7780 or text SPPD &amp; your tip to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TIP411?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TIP411<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S7xEWRbgeL\">pic.twitter.com\/S7xEWRbgeL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Pete Police (@StPetePD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StPetePD\/status\/1422246195175510025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Holloway noted both children did not suffer any physical injuries. The victims mother, Eleni Peca, spoke out on the horrific act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to beg everybody. I need your help to find this guy. People like him they shouldn\u2019t be on the street,\u201d she expressed. \u201cToday, he did that to my daughter. Tomorrow, he can do that to somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said the suspect has been linked to several open homicide investigations in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no place for him to hide because wherever he is, with this information out there, we are going to find him. We\u2019re going to do everything we can to bring him to justice,\u201d Holloway announced. \u201cPlease, pick up a phone. Please, text us and let us know where Mr. Williams is because we want him off the street. This family deserves this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams is believed to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/concerns-of-inflation-spending-under-biden-admin\/\">Concerns Of Inflation, Spending Under Biden Admin.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Robert Williams via Saint Petersburg Police Deparment. 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