A 54-year-old Wilson woman died Friday after police responding to a domestic violence call found her shot on the 4900 block of Raleigh Road Parkway. Khisa Hhalille Williams was rushed toward UNC Health but did not survive the trip, according to authorities.
Officers were dispatched after authorities received a call about a domestic violence situation in progress at the residence, as reported by ABC11 News. While officers were still en route, authorities learned that a woman had been shot. When police arrived, they found Williams suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken toward UNC Health but died while being transported, the outlet reported.
The Wilson Police Department has not released additional details about a suspect or the exact relationship involved in the domestic violence incident, and the investigation remains ongoing, per the same account. It is not yet known whether prior protective orders or previous domestic disturbance calls were connected to the Raleigh Road Parkway address.
A Pattern of Domestic Violence Calls in Wilson
Williams's death adds to a string of domestic violence cases that Wilson police have handled in recent months. In May, an off-duty WakeMed police officer living in Wilson was arrested by the Wilson County Sheriff's Office on eight charges, including second-degree kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon, following a domestic dispute, as previously reported by Hoodline. The following month, a woman was arrested in Wilson on charges of attempted first-degree murder and domestic violence offenses after allegedly firing a handgun at a vehicle near Hayes Place, in a case Hoodline also covered.
Statewide Numbers Show Firearms Drive Most DV Deaths
Williams's shooting fits into a larger and grim statewide pattern. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced in May the creation of a statewide collective to unify local domestic violence fatality review teams, revealing that 13 North Carolinians died in domestic violence homicides and suicides in just the first three months of 2026, according to the North Carolina Department of Justice. Separately, the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence documented 93 domestic violence homicide victims statewide in 2024, with firearms used in at least 74 of those killings, per figures released by the Office of the Governor of North Carolina.
Data released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in June 2025 found that 65.8% of female intimate partner homicide victims in the state were killed by a current spouse or partner, while 11.8% were killed by an ex-spouse or former partner. State law also treats repeat domestic violence offenders harshly: under North Carolina General Statute § 14-17(a1), a defendant with a prior domestic violence conviction against the victim who maliciously kills a spouse, dating partner, or co-parent faces a rebuttable presumption of first-degree murder, a Class A felony carrying life imprisonment without parole or death.
Local Resources for Domestic Violence Victims
Wilson County has dedicated support systems in place for domestic violence victims and survivors. The Wesley Shelter, established in 1983, serves as the county's dedicated domestic violence agency and operates a 24-hour crisis line at 252-291-2344, along with emergency safe housing and court advocacy. The Wilson Police Department also runs a Victim Assistance/Witness Program offering 24-hour crisis intervention, short-term counseling, and victim compensation guidance for crime victims and their families.
Statewide, more than 55,000 North Carolina residents received domestic violence services from state-funded victim service organizations during the 2023–2024 fiscal year, according to the governor's office. Under North Carolina General Statute § 143B-901, law enforcement agencies are also required to submit domestic-violence-related homicide reports to the State Bureau of Investigation whenever charges are brought, or would have been brought, following an intimate partner death.
No arrest information has been released in Williams's case as of Friday, and the Wilson Police Department has not identified a suspect publicly. Hoodline will update this story as more details become available.
