Rannita Williams and Johnathan Robinson
Shreveport, LA — Rannita Williams, a mother of three, was reportedly held hostage and killed by her ex-boyfriend. The whole horrifying episode was broadcasted real-time via Facebook Live.
On a Facebook Live video during the ordeal, Williams appeared to be speaking to the viewers while Robinson was pacing behind her, yelling and threatening her.
“Now apologize, b—,” Robinson yells on camera.
“Hey, y’all this NuNu. Yes, I was wrong. I didn’t have any business going off like that,” Williams says. Police says it remains unclear what she was apologizing for.
Robinson yells more as another person was presumably holding the phone and recording the ordeal.
“I don’t give a f— about police, you hear,” he says as he walks away and opens the door to the home. “Pull up right now. Pull up.”
“Wanna be famous? I’ll make you f— famous,” he says appearing and disappearing from the view.
At least six shots were heard.
“Stop, Johnathan,” Williams yells. “Stop, Johnathan.”
The phone appeared to drop on the floor, showing the ceiling and a shadow of a person firing four more shots.
“Now, b—. Game over,” Robinson tells William before the video ends.
Authorities responded to the scene after receiving calls about the shooting at Caddo Heights neighborhood.
Robinson was arrested after about 80 minutes standoff with police officers. Williams was only found after that and was rushed to University Health with life-threatening injuries. She was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Robinson is being held at Caddo Correctional Center with charges of one count of second-degree murder, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of simple criminal damage to property and — in charges added late Friday — seven counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to jail records.
Robinson had previous criminal records such as attempted second-degree murder, armed robbery, false imprisonment, aggravated second-degree battery, assaulting a police officer and criminal trespassing. He was also charged in 2015 with domestic abuse battery of another woman.
Williams’ closest cousin, Trina, said Robinson had been really violent with her even before. She said, “I mean basically, I guess (he came over) to torture her. That’s the only thing I could see. She didn’t deserve it. Why would you even come here?”
Williams leaves behind three children: Damaya, 4 years old; King, 6 years old; and Jada, 13 years old. None of which were Robinsons’.
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