STOCKTON — On the day a Stockton family gathered to lay their Uncle Jamie to rest, just hours later, they would be mourning the senseless loss of another loved one.
Stockton native Jeanessa Williams, 22, was in town from Texas for the funeral and was staying at the Red Roof Inn on West Fremont Street.
Stockton police said that just after 8:45 p.m. Saturday at the motel, Williams was shot and killed by a suspect who is still on the run. The homicide was one of two reported in Stockton that night.
CBS13 sat down with Williams’ cousin, aunt and grandmother on Monday — they asked that their identities be concealed as the person responsible for her death has not yet been arrested.
“With our uncle, even that death had everyone by surprise, in shambles. This is two major losses that we took. They both were dear to us,” Williams’ cousin said. “She drove from Texas just to see her uncle put to rest and this was the end of that.”