On the afternoon of Thursday, February 2, 2023, 60-year-old Tommy L. Williams and his 3-year-old daughter, Octavia Williams, were found dead in their Mount Pleasant home in the 5100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, St. Louis. Tommy was located in the basement with a fatal gunshot wound to his back; Octavia was found upstairs on a bed and had been strangled.

Investigators identified a person of interest who lived in the same building. Fifty-five-year-old Henry Hughes, who lived in the downstairs unit, was found driving Tommy Williams’ car; charging documents allege he stole the keys and money. Hughes was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, and the documents state he confessed, saying he followed Williams to the basement, shot him, then went upstairs and strangled the child. He is being held without bond.

Does anyone have information about the Williams family or the Mount Pleasant building that could help clarify what happened that day?