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20th Anniversary: Shooting on Henderson Street

Officer injured in 1995 shooting uses book to discuss struggle

By Morgan Swift | January 29

Her whole life, Demetrise Stephenson-Cobb dreamt of becoming a police officer and eventually working for the State Bureau of Investigation.

Bill Leone stands at the corner of Henderson and Rosemary streets, near where he was 20 years ago when he tackled Wendell Williamson.

A humble hero reflects: Bill Leone tackled Wendell Williamson in 1995 shooting

By Samantha Sabin | January 29

1995 tragedy spurs progress at UNC Counseling and Psychological Services

By Cain Twyman | January 27

Jenny Surane is the 2014-15 Editor-in-Chief. She is a senior business journalism major from Cornelius.

Column: Shooting hurts decades later

By Jenny Surane | January 26

On Jan. 26, 1995, UNC law student Wendell Williamson walked down Henderson Street, past that same concrete wall, carrying a semi-automatic rifle and opened fire. Williamson killed two people — Chapel Hill resident Ralph Walker Jr. and UNC student Kevin Reichardt.

In 1995 a UNC law student shot and killed two people on Henderson Street. Orange County emergency medical professionals transport the body of one of the shooting victims.

An oral history of one of Chapel Hill’s darkest days

By Jordan Nash | January 26

Walking down Henderson Street, most people just see a concrete wall with a mural of a pencil.