Misty Rose Williams, 40, an employee at the Nitro Marketplace Walmart, was found dead in her car in the store parking lot on the morning of Monday, April 13, 2026. Coworkers who went to check on her after she failed to return from a break discovered her slumped over inside the vehicle. Law enforcement determined she died of an apparent gunshot wound.

Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators showed a man, later identified as 54-year-old Eric Dewayne Richmond of Charleston, inside the Walmart before approaching Williams’ car during her break. The video captured the vehicle moving violently and at one point colliding with a parked car, and Richmond getting in and out of both sides of the car several times before leaving the scene. A 9mm handgun was recovered during a search of Richmond’s residence.

Richmond, who shared children with Williams and was described as having an on-again, off-again relationship with her, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail at the South Central Regional Jail. Court records show prior domestic violence charges involving Williams had been dismissed. Does anyone have information about Williams’ last shift, her break routine, or the parking lot that morning?