Denise Williams, 23, an active-duty soldier and air traffic controller with the 3rd Infantry Division, was found fatally shot inside an apartment at Fords Pointe Apartments and Townhomes in Savannah, Georgia on the evening of June 30, 2026. She was pronounced dead at the scene after a 911 call brought Chatham County police to the residence. A neighbor later said they heard a single gunshot that afternoon.

The primary suspect is Williams’ husband, 23-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant Tahj Javean Hemphill, who was in the apartment when officers arrived and was taken into custody without incident. Hemphill was formally charged with murder, made an initial court appearance, and was ordered held with bond review limited to a Superior Court judge; a felony court hearing was scheduled for later in July 2026. Investigators have not publicly disclosed a motive.

If anyone knew Denise, her family, or had information about the couple’s time at Fords Pointe, please come forward with what you remember.