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**Txaizdxx** · 09-06-2006, 03:02 PM

THUG BUSTED IN HERO'S SLAY

Photo: William C. Lopez
WOUNDED SUSPECT: Anthony Williams lies on stretcher
after he was wounded in the elbow and the buttocks in a
Brooklyn firefight Monday. He was charged with murdering
fire hero Damon Allen yesterday.

NY POST
By ERIKA MARTINEZ, JOHN DOYLE and DAN KADISON
September 6, 2006

A career criminal was arrested yesterday in the fatal stray-bullet shooting of a Brooklyn hero who was once awarded a medal for saving a little girl from a fire and who died selflessly pushing others to safety, cops said.

Anthony Williams, 23, who has a laundry list of drug and robbery charges on his rap sheet, was charged with firing the shot that killed sanitation worker Damon Allen, 32, in a gun battle outside a Crown Heights birthday party early Monday.

Police said the gunfire erupted after Williams committed a strong-arm robbery of someone at the party, was first held and then chased away by a group including Allen - who had urged Williams to give back what he had stolen, sources said.

Williams left, but returned with a gun and began shooting at people outside the party on Prospect Place, authorities said.

That prompted Omar Benn, 27, to also whip out a gun and fire back, striking Williams in the elbow and buttocks, the sources said.

Benn was charged yesterday with criminal possession of a weapon. Another man, who has not been identified, also fired at Williams.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been struck in the head as he pushed two young women to the ground, witnesses said.

Two other men, both 27, were also hit - Marlon Fagon was wounded in the stomach and Kwanze Yates was shot in the foot.

Three guns - two 9mm's and one .357 - and 33 shell casings were recovered at scene, the sources said. Some of the casings are from a .40-caliber gun that cops have not recovered.

Williams' mother, Elvernes Williams, 42, insisted that her son was not involved and is "not a violent person."

"He never had a gun at all," she said. "I'm very sorry it happened."

Allen's sister Natasha, 26, said her heart was broken, but she was still willing to offer her brother's alleged killer forgiveness.

"He stole my heart. He ripped my heart right out of my chest, but forgiveness is all I have to offer," she said.

Allen's daughter, Danasia, 13, was not so willing to turn the other cheek.

"I hope he gets the worst. He took away a helpful, loving person. [My father] was the best. No matter what went down, he put everybody before his own life," she said.

Emani McCovery, 5, the girl Allen and a fellow sanitation worker helped rescue from a fire last year, said he's now helping "save other people in heaven."

"He's the one who saved me from the window," she said. "I'm sad because if there is a fire, he wouldn't be there."

Emani's mother, Karen Tapper, said Allen "was here for a purpose - a short time, but for a purpose: to help people."

A wake for Allen will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Frank R. Bell Funeral Chapel, 536 Sterling Place in Brooklyn.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Christian Cultural Center at 12020 Flatlands Ave., also in Brooklyn.

Additional reporting by Larry Celona and Philip Messing

Copyright 2006 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Txaizdxx Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	THUG BUSTED IN HERO'S SLAY Photo: William C. Lopez WOUNDED SUSPECT: Anthony Williams lies on stretcher after he was wounded in the elbow and the buttocks in a Brooklyn firefight Monday. He was charged with murdering fire hero Damon Allen yesterday. NY POST By ERIKA MARTINEZ, JOHN DOYLE and DAN KADISON September 6, 2006 A career criminal was arrested yesterday in the fatal stray-bullet shooting of a Brooklyn hero who was once awarded a medal for saving a little girl from a fire and who died selflessly pushing others to safety, cops said. Anthony Williams, 23, who has a laundry list of drug and robbery charges on his rap sheet, was charged with firing the shot that killed sanitation worker Damon Allen, 32, in a gun battle outside a Crown Heights birthday party early Monday. Police said the gunfire erupted after Williams committed a strong-arm robbery of someone at the party, was first held and then chased away by a group including Allen - who had urged Williams to give back what he had stolen, sources said. Williams left, but returned with a gun and began shooting at people outside the party on Prospect Place, authorities said. That prompted Omar Benn, 27, to also whip out a gun and fire back, striking Williams in the elbow and buttocks, the sources said. Benn was charged yesterday with criminal possession of a weapon. Another man, who has not been identified, also fired at Williams. Allen was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been struck in the head as he pushed two young women to the ground, witnesses said. Two other men, both 27, were also hit - Marlon Fagon was wounded in the stomach and Kwanze Yates was shot in the foot. Three guns - two 9mm's and one .357 - and 33 shell casings were recovered at scene, the sources said. Some of the casings are from a .40-caliber gun that cops have not recovered. Williams' mother, Elvernes Williams, 42, insisted that her son was not involved and is "not a violent person." "He never had a gun at all," she said. "I'm very sorry it happened." Allen's sister Natasha, 26, said her heart was broken, but she was still willing to offer her brother's alleged killer forgiveness. "He stole my heart. He ripped my heart right out of my chest, but forgiveness is all I have to offer," she said. Allen's daughter, Danasia, 13, was not so willing to turn the other cheek. "I hope he gets the worst. He took away a helpful, loving person. [My father] was the best. No matter what went down, he put everybody before his own life," she said. Emani McCovery, 5, the girl Allen and a fellow sanitation worker helped rescue from a fire last year, said he's now helping "save other people in heaven." "He's the one who saved me from the window," she said. "I'm sad because if there is a fire, he wouldn't be there." Emani's mother, Karen Tapper, said Allen "was here for a purpose - a short time, but for a purpose: to help people." A wake for Allen will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Frank R. Bell Funeral Chapel, 536 Sterling Place in Brooklyn. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Christian Cultural Center at 12020 Flatlands Ave., also in Brooklyn. Additional reporting by Larry Celona and Philip Messing Copyright 2006 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
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