On the night of July 21, 2017, a dispute in Kansas City, Missouri, turned fatal for 31-year-old Charles Williams. Police were called to a residence on Van Brunt Boulevard, where they found Williams' body inside. An investigation revealed he had been shot multiple times with both a shotgun and a handgun. The medical examiner subsequently ruled his death a homicide.
Witnesses at the scene described a heated argument between Williams and a group of individuals who had arrived at the house. The conflict was reportedly over a pair of shoes that a woman claimed Williams had failed to return. Although Williams was described as being animated during the confrontation, witnesses maintained that he was not armed and did not make any threatening gestures toward the others.
The verbal altercation escalated dramatically when two men in the group, later identified as Felipe Reyna Jr. and Branden L. Hendren, opened fire on Williams. Reyna was reportedly armed with a shotgun, while Hendren wielded a handgun. After the shooting, the suspects fled the scene.
More than a year later, in September 2018, Felipe Reyna Jr. was charged in Williams' death. Branden L. Hendren was also apprehended and charged. In November 2020, Hendren pleaded guilty to his involvement in the murder and received a 25-year prison sentence. Following his own guilty plea to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in April 2022, Felipe Reyna Jr. was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the killing of Charles Williams.
