On the first day of 2015, in Syracuse, New York, the life of 23-year-old Kendall L. Williams was tragically cut short. In an incident that also left his brother, Stephen Grimes, wounded, Williams was fatally shot in the back. The violence erupted following a dispute that took place outside a convenience store in the city.
Kendall, a young man born in Syracuse and working as a laborer, was a father to five children: daughters Tamia, Ayanna, and Shontajah, and sons Doncere and Kendell
Williams, Jr. His sudden death left a void in the lives of his parents, Shantell D. Hill and Brian K. Williams, his numerous siblings, and his fiancée, Megan Mitchell.
In the wake of the shooting, the Syracuse Police Department quickly identified a suspect. Sixteen days after the incident, on January 16, 2015, authorities arrested 21-year-old Charquell Judge. He was subsequently charged with second-degree murder for the death of Kendall Williams, as well as first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Following his arraignment, Judge was held in custody as the legal process began to unfold, leaving a community to grapple with the violent loss of a young life at the very start of a new year. Further details on the outcome of the trial and any subsequent conviction or sentencing for Charquell Judge are not available in the provided online sources.
