Karen Sabrina Wills was a sales associate and model when her life ended quickly by gunfire on Sept. 4, 2001. Wills, a 20-year-old aspiring day care provider who worked at Marshall’s, was visiting a residence in Waldorf when someone opened fire from outside a Kings Wharf Place residence in Wakefield.
Nine years later, Charles County Detective Kevin Keelan said he is still “pursuing investigative leads” in the case, but would not release more specific information that he said could jeopardize the case.
Keelan said he is unsure how Wills’ family has coped with her absence, but said solving the case would bring “a certain element of closure.”
“It’s not going to bring their loved one back, but it’s going to answer questions that weren’t answered,” he said.
Keelan said solving the case is dependent on someone speaking with police who knows who is responsible for what happened that night. He said he is confident someone has information on the case and wants them to come forward.
“I would like someone to step forward with information on this case,” Keelan said, adding that he knew that person was out there. “I’d like that person to step forward.”
Charles County is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the resolution of the case. Anyone with information can contact Keelan at 301-609-6509 or Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS.
