Kedrick Deon Williams, a 35-year-old Black man from Americus, Georgia, was a father of three who was remembered by loved ones as an outgoing, sweet, and down-to-earth person. His life was cut short by gun violence on the evening of Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
Around 8:45 p.m. that night, police and first responders were dispatched to the 100 block of Lester Street in Americus. Upon arrival, they found Kedrick suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of emergency personnel, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Americus Police Department, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, launched a homicide investigation. Their work quickly led to the identification of a suspect, 37-year-old Eric Romone Lewis, also of Americus. Shortly after the murder, authorities announced that Lewis had been arrested by the Henry County Police Department during a traffic stop.
He was taken into custody and held in the Henry County Jail before being transferred to Sumter County to face charges.
The case against Eric Lewis proceeded through the judicial system. On February 25, 2026, a Sumter County jury convicted Lewis of murder and aggravated assault for his role in Kedrick Williams' death. Following the guilty verdict, Chief Judge R. Rucker Smith sentenced Eric Lewis to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentencing in February 2026 marked the conclusion of the case.
