Ball has an extensive criminal record, including convictions for assault and battery and cruelty to animals, court records show. He was convicted of a felony in 2014 for unauthorized use of a vehicle and was charged last year with violating his probation, according to online court records.
The shooting occurred in Richmond's most violent public housing complex, which has seen six homicides and 19 non-fatal shootings this year, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said. Durham said police need the community's help.
"At some point, we have to get it together as a people, as a community, as a city and say we're not going to tolerate this no more," Durham told reporters. Keonna Williams lives in Mosby Court a few doors down from where she said Ball lived with his girlfriend. Williams didn't know Ball well, but saw him regularly and said he seemed like a "decent person." He was known in the community as "Wiz," she said.
Virginia police special agent fatally shot; suspect arrested
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A man fatally shot a Virginia State Police special agent in a Richmond public housing project before fleeing on foot, sparking an overnight manhunt that ended with his arrest on Saturday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred in Richmond's most violent public housing complex, which has seen six homicides and 19 non-fatal shootings this year, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said. Durham said police need the community's help.
"At some point, we have to get it together as a people, as a community, as a city and say we're not going to tolerate this no more," Durham told reporters. Keonna Williams lives in Mosby Court a few doors down from where she said Ball lived with his girlfriend. Williams didn't know Ball well, but saw him regularly and said he seemed like a "decent person." He was known in the community as "Wiz," she said.
Virginia police special agent fatally shot; suspect arrested
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A man fatally shot a Virginia State Police special agent in a Richmond public housing project before fleeing on foot, sparking an overnight manhunt that ended with his arrest on Saturday, authorities said.
