September 12, 2023
(McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Prince Haymer, 21, of Dallas, was sentenced to 75 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of Murder. “This man was the mastermind behind an aggravated robbery that included a grandmother and her 18-month old granddaughter being held at gunpoint and that ended in murder. This sentence is just the first step in holding everyone accountable,” said Willis after sentencing.
On April 11, 2022, McKinney PD Officer Kyle Wilkerson responded to a home in McKinney in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, Officer Wilkerson discovered Rayshawn Williams laying behind the garage of one of the houses in the neighborhood. Williams had multiple gunshot wounds to his legs. Additionally, officers noticed multiple casings from two different types of guns. An AR-15 rifle and an iPhone were also laying in the grass near Williams.
Officers then located Williams’ mother-in-law inside the home. She told police that Williams had received a phone call and went out into the garage. She heard yelling before a masked male entered the kitchen where she was holding her 18-month old granddaughter. The suspect, while holding a gun, asked her where the money was, then demanded her phone. The suspect then fled back outside. She heard gunshots moments later and went to hide in the bathtub with her granddaughter.
Detective Steven Robinson arrived on scene and discovered a Ring surveillance camera that captured the shooting. The video showed a gray hatchback Lexus pull into the alleyway and four masked, armed individuals get out and hold Williams at gunpoint. Two suspects run inside the house, then return, asking where the money is. One of the suspects struck Williams in the back of the head with a rifle. Williams grabbed the rifle and a struggle ensued. As the struggle continued off camera, shots were fired and Williams was able to get one of the suspect’s rifle and return fire. As three of the suspects fled on foot, the driver, later identified as Haymer, fired three shots at Williams, then fled in his car.
Detective Robinson identified the last phone number that called Williams before the shooting and tracked that phone back to Dallas. The following day, Prince Haymer was apprehended in the gray Lexus hatchback and in possession of the phone that called Williams. Text messages and phone calls on Haymer’s phone led detectives to the four remaining suspects. Williams passed away in the hospital 15 days after being shot.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty on murder.
At punishment, prosecutors offered a cell phone video that was recorded the night of the murder where Haymer is making a rap video and displaying one of the firearms used in the murder. Judge John Roach, Jr., who presided over the case, sentenced Haymer to 75 years in prison.
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Ashlyn Scott and Luke Calhoun prosecuted the case, aided by District Attorney Investigator Laurie Gibbs.
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