Donnell Williams Jr. was 15 when he was killed inside a home on the 1900 block of Bellevue Road in Harrisburg’s Allison Hill neighborhood on December 5, 2018. Police were called about 4:20 p.m. for a shooting and found him inside with a single gunshot wound to the back, according to the coroner.

Family and friends remembered Donnell as funny, intelligent, and full of personality; online memorials described him as one of eight siblings who liked football, basketball, and video games. Initial police statements said no arrests had been made and Dauphin County Crime Stoppers offered up to $2,000 for information. School campuses closed the next day while grief counselors were made available amid confusion over his enrollment status.

Investigators later focused on 19-year-old Adrien Dishawn Hailey. Police said Hailey was arrested on February 13, 2019, and charged with criminal homicide and related counts. Reports say investigators disputed Hailey’s account that two masked intruders shot Donnell, citing witness statements, videos on Donnell’s phone, and missing items believed to have been taken. The case was held for trial; reporting reviewed did not provide a documented final verdict or sentence.

If anyone knew Donnell, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to Harrisburg police.