Assassination of Gregory Williams

Gregory Williams, a politician who was the leader of the Grassland Fascist Party and leader of the Grasslandic Empire, was assasinated on the 1st of January 1945, while giving a speech in Grassland City. He was on a podium with 2 bodyguards when he was shot from a nearby building by William Jefferson. One bodyguard pushed Williams and shielded his body from the gunshots. The bodyguard himself was shot once. The other bodyguard pulled out a gun and began to shoot Jefferson, but all of the shots missed. Other guards rushed into the building and arrested Jefferson.

Events before the assasination
On the night of the 31st of December, 1944, Williams couldn't sleep. He stayed up for hours on end until, some time before 6 AM, he fell asleep. In his diary, he said he had a nightmare which included him "being stabbed by somebody in a building that looked like a building that the Romans would make, like Julius Caesar". He wasn't superstitious, so he thought it was just an odd dream. By 10 AM, he was getting ready for his speech. At 12 o'clock, he was in his motorcade to his speech. At 12:06, he had arrived at the square that he was giving the speech in to a crowd of people.

Assassination
1 hour later, many people spotted a man, running across the street in front of the podium, holding his pocket. He had a red scarf covering his face. At 1:26, Williams continued his speech. At exactly 1:26:24, at least 3 people spotted the Jefferson leaning out a window, aiming an M1911 at Williams. At least one of them screamed. A bodyguard also saw him and ran towards Williams to knock him down to shield him. Then, at 1:26:31, Jefferson shot Williams in the left leg, causing his leg to give way and him to start to fall over. Then, when Williams was falling, Jefferson shot Williams in the head. The bodyguard then shielded Williams' unconscious body, taking a bullet in the process. The other bodyguard then pulled out his gun and started shooting at the window that Jefferson was at, but all of the shots missed. Jefferson shot at the bodyguard and ran away, injuring the him. The crowd were in shock. Several fainted. Several others cried. One person was reported to have cheered but the evidence to support this is dubious. There was footage of the assassination happening but it was taken by the Grasslandic authorities and taken to an area south of Grassland City. The area was taken over by American forces not long later and sent to London. Williams' body was put in the back of the motorcade and the motorcade drove to the hospital. At 1:47, in the hospital, Williams briefly regained consciousness. His wife, Mary, was in the room. He looked at her and said "I love you, Mary." He then finally died.

After the assassination
At 2:20 PM, Jefferson was spotted in the city on the road to the airport. He was arrested and put in prison. He was going to be in prison for three months and then executed, but 2 months after he was arrested, the Grasslandic Empire collapsed and he was freed from prison. Williams' funeral was held on the 10th of January. He was originally buried in the grounds of the Royal Palace, but after the Grasslandic Empire collapsed, his body was cremated and dumped in the ocean.