On the evening of Friday, April 16, 2021, Richard Williams was shot and killed inside his home on Hillside Drive in Mountville, Pennsylvania. The shooting followed a heated domestic argument reportedly about finances. The couple’s son called police that night to report that his father was intoxicated and fighting with his mother.

Authorities say Williams’s ex-wife, Cherrelle Byrd, retrieved a 9mm handgun during the dispute. Byrd has told investigators that she fired a single shot as Williams was approaching her from a short distance; Williams was taken to a local hospital and died of his wound. Byrd was arrested at the scene and charged with criminal homicide and later admitted to shooting Williams in a police interview.

The case has been framed by the family’s history, with Byrd’s defense asserting years of domestic violence as a factor in her actions. The loss left Williams’s family devastated. Anyone with information about the night of April 16, 2021, or who knew Richard Williams, is asked to come forward.