Officers responded to a home in response to a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found 40-year-old Christine Fulmer and 28-year-old Deanna Thomas Banks dead in the front yard. As officers approached the front door of the home, Raymond Lewis Williams Jr. came out of the front door holding a rifle. When officers took cover, Williams went back into the home, where he barricaded himself. After attempts to communicate, tear gas was deployed into the home. Soon after, Williams appeared on the front porch with the rifle and fired at officers who shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Raymond Lewis Williams
Agency Responsible: Arkansas State Police
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Black
Date of Death: August 27, 2019
County: Phillips
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4986
Geography: Rural