Endraqus Thomal Range Obituary, Death: Hopewell Police ID Victim and Suspect in Piper Square Apartments Homicide
Endraqus Thomal Range Obituary, Death – Hopewell Police have confirmed the identities of both the victim and the suspect involved in the homicide that occurred on June 4 at Piper Square Apartments, located off Courthouse Road.
Endraqus Thomal Range, a resident of Hopewell, along with his dog, was fatally shot around 4:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of Piper Square Drive, as stated by police Lt. Jacquita Allen in an email to The Progress-Index. The suspect, 21-year-old Dayon Elijah Williams, also from Hopewell, was promptly apprehended at the scene.
Williams faces charges of second-degree murder, the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and animal cruelty. He is currently being held without bond at Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George County.
The motive behind this murder, which marks Hopewell’s fourth homicide of the year, has not yet been disclosed. It is noteworthy that neither the victim nor the suspect resided at Piper Square Apartments, which is managed by the Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority.
Pastor: ‘We cannot conceal and alter Hopewell’
A Facebook post from the pastor of Beacon Hill Church, situated in downtown Hopewell, has identified Williams as homeless. “The children we serve at [Harry E. James Elementary School] were just returning home from school, and many of them had to witness or hear the events unfold,” Michael Moore wrote. “Simultaneously, my phone has been inundated with messages from individuals who minister to the unsheltered, as well as from the unsheltered themselves, wanting to inform me or reassure me of their safety.”
Moore expressed that this tragedy motivates him and the church to enhance their outreach efforts for the unsheltered. “We cannot conceal and alter Hopewell,” he stated. “We must confront the darkness with the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Anyone with information regarding the murder is encouraged to reach out to Detective Nathanael Willsey at (804) 541-2284. Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Solvers at (804) 541-2202, or via the P3Tips mobile application.
