Roy Eddie Dylan Williams Jr.

Roy Eddie Williams Jr., a 54-year-old Black man, was killed in Dallas, Texas, on March 10, 2022.

In the early morning hours, at approximately 2:31 a.m., Dallas police officers were dispatched to a shooting call in the 100 block of West Laureland Road in the Red Bird area. When they arrived, they discovered Williams on the ground with a gunshot wound to his chest. Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel transported him to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The Dallas Police Department’s Homicide Unit led the investigation into the shooting. Through their work, detectives identified a suspect, 48-year-old Patrick Larow Stewart, as the person responsible for Williams's death.

On Saturday, March 12, 2022, police arrested Stewart. He was charged with murder and booked into the Dallas County Jail. As of March 2022, Stewart was being held in jail while awaiting a magistrate to set his bond.