{"id":37882,"date":"2025-08-17T22:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=37882"},"modified":"2025-08-17T22:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:13:59","slug":"mom-of-2-shot-and-killed-while-walking-her-child-to-the-bus-stop-we-want-the-killer-caught-asap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=37882","title":{"rendered":"Mom of 2 Shot and Killed While Walking Her Child to the Bus Stop: \u2018We Want the Killer Caught ASAP\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24288\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Redaja-Williams-mom-shot-at-school-drop-off-081425-ac5166389ddb4c36a72cc52b251f6e1a.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Redaja-Williams-mom-shot-at-school-drop-off-081425-ac5166389ddb4c36a72cc52b251f6e1a.webp 750w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Redaja-Williams-mom-shot-at-school-drop-off-081425-ac5166389ddb4c36a72cc52b251f6e1a-300x200.webp 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Redaja \u201cJuicy\u201d Williams, 23, was fatally shot while taking her 7-year-old daughter to the bus stop on Wednesday, Aug. 13<\/li>\n<li>Authorities transported her from the scene to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased<\/li>\n<li>The Louisville Metro Police Department is still looking for a suspect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>A 23-year-old mother of two was killed while taking her child to school.<\/p>\n<p>Around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, the young mother was taking her 7-year-old daughter to the bus stop near Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary School in Louisville, Ky., the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Redaja \u201cJuicy\u201d Williams was identified as the victim by her family, according to WHAS11. In addition to being a mother to her daughter, she also has a 2-year-old child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"04952\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_04952\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop_d6f93595-b1c2-4e79-824e-211cf3605e7c\"><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Once LMPD arrived at the scene, Williams was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased, according to LMPD Chief Paul L. Humphrey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI screamed, I yelled, I made everybody get down,\u201d witness Kendra LaRue told WLKY. \u201cI have children running this way, children running to the Y. Children running over there, right along with my daughter and a couple of our friends, and then my second reaction is to the person who is on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I close my eyes, I see her, and I hear her breath,\u201d LaRue said. \u201cI hear her gasping for air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities initially questioned a 15-year-old boy as the suspect. However, he was later released and then charged in an unrelated shooting in the same area that took place on Aug. 7. LMPD is still looking for the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u2019 sister, Lavett Knuckles, told reporters she witnessed the fatal shooting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"06f4a\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_06f4a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop_2a4d5f5b-3f21-458e-8bad-4b5b1c1aa44b\"><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had to watch my sister lay on that ground and take her last breath,\u201d Knuckles said, per WKLY. \u201cThere was nothing I could do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my daughter\u2019s bus stop as well. She witnessed this, too,\u201d Knuckles said. \u201cShe\u2019s traumatized, so many questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the killer caught ASAP,\u201d Williams\u2019 mother, Schreida Simmons, said, per WHAS11. She also said that her daughter \u201cwas the life of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019d light up the room every time she came in \u2013 you\u2019d know it was Juicy,\u201d Williams\u2019 cousin, Twand Howard, said.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u2019 aunt, Donna Cole, asked the public to remember her niece and her legacy while she spoke at a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m traumatized. I live in fear. Not that they\u2019re going to do anything to me, but to another person\u2019s child,\u201d Cole said. \u201cBe angry every day. Be proactive in your community. Be proactive in your neighborhood. Don\u2019t talk about it. Be about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the press conference, Williams\u2019 great-uncle, Kenneth Simmons, and Williams\u2019 uncle urged the suspect to come forward. \u201cIf you\u2019re real men, say who done it. Please. \u2018Cause it may be your child next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t even go to the grocery store without somebody wanting to shoot you, or rob you, or carjack you,\u201d Williams\u2019 grandfather, Bruce Simmons, said, per WAVE. \u201cIt\u2019s gotta stop somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"0073d\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_0073d\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"557f0e86-7bb7-11f0-965a-d404e6774b40\" class=\"mgline teaser-24199297 type-w\" data-i=\"xbrti5QaeONOcFE64x2jT32xkKKC7BBcSCGFL6F-rwtN1UrEsgdljRpAhEa3RWJXt6vl1IwurN7--YFHBavptK3sx_g02AKGtfhiHh2zW2c*\" data-dsa=\"true\" data-observing-start=\"0\" data-observing-time=\"0\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3-3cZOseXqE\" data-id=\"3-3cZOseXqE\" data-query=\"\">\n<div data-id=\"3-3cZOseXqE\" data-query=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3-3cZOseXqE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3-3cZOseXqE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"play\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Humphrey confirmed that the children who witnessed the shooting will be offered counseling from Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), the nearby YMCA and the Office of Violence Prevention. \u201cI know JCPS has counselors within their schools that\u2019ll make sure that they get with these kids and offer the support that they need to get through this tragedy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstand you don\u2019t get through something like this as a young person. This is something that changes you forever,\u201d Humphrey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo whether it\u2019s the formal support that we\u2019ll get whether it\u2019s provided by Louisville Metro or JCPS or private institutions, these kids are forever impacted by this,\u201d he concluded. \u201cAnd we have to recognize that and we have to recognize that as a community that. That formal support is not where it should stop and we should continue with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LMPD requests anyone with information to use their anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD or the online anonymous crime tip hotline.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the Louisville Metro Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for more information on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Redaja \u201cJuicy\u201d Williams, 23, was fatally shot while taking her 7-year-old daughter to the bus stop on Wednesday, Aug. 13 Authorities transported her from&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37883,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37882","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mom of 2 Shot and Killed While Walking Her Child to the Bus Stop: \u2018We Want the Killer Caught ASAP\u2019 - 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