Radee Williams

Radee Jamar Williams Sr. was a 31-year-old Black man from Chester, Pennsylvania, whose life was abruptly ended in February 2014. He is remembered by his family as a loving father to his two sons, Radee Jr. and Ramaj. He was survived by his mother, Donna Tomlin; his father, Patrick Williams; a sister and a brother, Tiffany Fuller and Derreck Bell; and his maternal and paternal grandparents, along with many other relatives and friends who mourned his sudden loss.

On the evening of Tuesday, February 4, 2014, tragedy struck. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Radee was in an outdoor area in the 200 block of Yarnall Street in his hometown of Chester when he was shot multiple times. He was rushed to the nearby Crozer-Chester Medical Center for emergency treatment. Despite the efforts of the medical staff, he was pronounced dead in the operating room at 10:54 p.m. the following day. The Delaware County Medical Examiner's office later conducted an autopsy and officially ruled his death a homicide, with the cause being the multiple gunshot wounds he sustained.

The killing of Radee Williams marked another grim statistic for the city of Chester, which had been grappling with a high rate of violent crime. His death was the fourth homicide in the city and the fifth in all of Delaware County just over a month into the new year. The investigation into his murder was handled by the Chester Police Department, who were tasked with piecing together the events that led to the fatal shooting on Yarnall Street.

In the days and weeks that followed, authorities did not publicly release information regarding a motive for the shooting or whether they had identified any persons of interest or suspects. The investigation faced the challenge of finding answers in a case with few publicly known leads. The community was left to wonder who was responsible for the violence that took a father from his children and a son from his parents.

A funeral service for Radee was held on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Bethany Baptist Church on West 12th Street in Chester, where family and friends gathered to pay their final respects. He was later laid to rest at Haven Memorial Cemetery. A year after his death, his family published a memorial in the local newspaper, a testament to their enduring love and grief.

As of early 2024, more than a decade after Radee Williams was killed, his case remains unsolved. No arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly named in connection with his homicide. His family continues to await justice, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain an open and painful question. The Chester Police Department and the Delaware County District Attorney's Office continue to hold the file on his case, which awaits the new information that could finally lead to a breakthrough.