William Jones, 85, was shot during the afternoon of May 14, 2021, on the 2900 block of Pelzer Avenue in the Montgomery area. First responders found Jones and an adult woman with life-threatening gunshot wounds; both were taken to hospital and Jones later died, with obituary reporting giving his date of death as May 17, 2021. The woman survived the initial attack.

Within days Montgomery police publicly named 27-year-old Ronnie Hawkins of Montgomery as the suspect and charged him with one count of capital murder and one count of attempted murder; he was booked into the Montgomery County Detention Facility.

If anyone knew William Jones or has information about the shooting on Pelzer Avenue, please share what might help this investigation.