Leroy Williams, 54, a Black/African American man from Port Arthur, was found just after midnight on July 3, 2025, in the 5500 block of Procter Street, where an emergency call initially described an auto-pedestrian crash. Responding officers discovered that Leroy Williams, 54, male, had been shot multiple times rather than struck by a vehicle; he was taken by ambulance to a Southeast Texas hospital and later died of his injuries. His death was later marked in local memorial notices as that of Leroy “Pug” Williams Jr., born November 11, 1970.
In the hours after the killing, investigators released surveillance images of a woman described as a person of interest and asked the public for help identifying her, signaling that the case had quickly shifted from a traffic inquiry to a homicide investigation. The location and timing in these appeals matched the scene where Leroy Williams, 54, male, had been found, and authorities framed the request as part of their evolving effort to reconstruct what happened on Procter Street just after 12:20 a.m.
By July 8, Port Arthur police—assisted by a SWAT team—announced the arrests of two suspects: Roger Carter, 53, and Aaron Wiggins, 33, both Port Arthur men, each charged with murder in the death of Leroy Williams, 54, male. Initial reports from one outlet noted the men were being held without bond following their arrest; local coverage the same day reported bond set at $1 million for each suspect, reflecting developments as the case moved from on-scene detention to magistrate review.
Court action continued as summer progressed. On August 1, 2025, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted Roger Carter and Aaron Wiggins in connection with the July 3 killing of Leroy Williams, 54, male, reinforcing the charges that had been filed in the immediate aftermath of the shooting and keeping the case on track for prosecution. Memorial pages and gun-violence archives continued to list Leroy Williams, 54, male, of Port Arthur, as the victim whose death had prompted the arrests and indictments.
