A mid‑afternoon shooting on June 4, 2025, left 37‑year‑old Endraqus Thomal Range dead in a residential block of Piper Square Drive in Hopewell, Virginia. Officers arrived about 4:14 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found Range, a Black male, with multiple gunshot wounds; first responders were unable to save him. Range’s dog was also shot and killed in the incident.

Hopewell Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit identified and arrested 21‑year‑old Dayon Elijah Williams of Hopewell the next day. Williams was booked on multiple charges including second‑degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and animal cruelty, and was held in Riverside Regional Jail without bond. The investigation into motive and the circumstances of the confrontation remains ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what led up to this attack, please contact Hopewell investigators.