August 6, 2019
The Richmond Police Department, with the
assistance of the United States Marshals Service, has made an arrest in
connection to last week’s double shooting on North 25th Street.
Samuel E. Williams, 30, of no known permanent
address,
was apprehended without incident by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task
Force on the night of Friday, August 2. He has been charged with Attempted
Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Grand
Larceny. Additional charges are pending.
At approximately 12:58 a.m. on Friday, August 2,
officers responded to the sound of gunfire they heard in the 1100 block of
N. 25th Street. When police arrived, they quickly located the
deceased victim, Dominic Christian, 33, of the 2500 block of Ford Avenue,
lying in the roadway. He had been shot.
They also identified a second victim, an adult
male, when he was located at a local hospital, seeking treatment for
non-life threatening wounds he received in the shooting.
RPD detectives have determined the shootings
happened after an altercation between Williams and the two victims.
Anyone with additional information about this
double shooting is asked to call Major Crimes Detective A. Sleem at (804) 814-7123
or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All
Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
Samuel E. Williams
