Freda Williams, 41, was shot dead in the early morning hours of October 4, 2018, while standing outside a neighbor’s home on Cherry Street in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots; Williams was later found bleeding on a lawn just blocks from the King Biscuit Blues Festival. A bullet also struck a nearby bedroom window and headboard while a resident slept.

Investigators recovered two different types of shell casings at the scene, and they believe at least two people were involved and that an assault-style weapon may have been used.

If anyone was in the Cherry Street area that morning or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.