Indiana tourist slaying ‘unjust’

The heartbroken dad of an Indiana tourist gunned down on a Brooklyn stoop said Friday his son would’ve tried to befriend the killer if he hadn’t opened fire.

Just moments after William Freeman, 26, pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder indictment in the killing of Ethan Williams, 20, outside his Bushwick Airbnb on Oct. 23, 2020, the victim’s father was asked about his son.

“He would’ve invited that guy onto the stoop to hang out if he had not shot at him,” Jason Williams answered when asked how he wants his son remembered.

“He would’ve wanted to been his friend.”

Ethan had been living out a lifelong dream to visit the Big Apple and was in town to produce a skateboarding film when he was fatally shot while sitting on a stoop with friends outside his rented Airbnb.

Freeman managed to evade cops for more than two years before they finally busted him Nov. 3 after a car in which he was riding was stopped by police, prosecutors said.

He allegedly confessed to the crime when he was in custody and told cops he mistook Ethan and his buddies for a group that killed his cousin weeks prior.

Outside court, Freeman’s lawyer Jay Schwitzman said his client gave a “false confession” and was allegedly coerced into admitting the crime after police promised he could go home if he divulged what had happened.

“I am confident that at the end of the day, you will see that promises were made, either on the record or off the record, to induce him to make false statements,” said Schwitzman.

Williams’ parents said they are eager for justice.

“It’s all just really sad. We miss Ethan,” said Ethan’s mom, Susan Williams. “He was a good kid. He didn’t deserve any of this.”