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'Tell us what you know' | Mother of young woman killed in Stockton still searching for answers

"Somebody stabbed her, brutally stabbed her and left her in the street. How can nobody not know nothing," an emotional Andrea Warren asked.

CERES, Calif. — Andrea Warren tried to fight back tears Tuesday afternoon while sitting on a Ceres park bench talking about her daughter. She could not.

Instead, tears streamed down her face as she spoke of the tragic loss of her 20-year-old daughter, Reshanya Williams, who was stabbed to death last November just one month after she moved to the area.

"She was so much to so many people, and she had such a bright future," Warren said. "Musically, artistically, make-up, hair. She had so many different roads she could take, and she wanted to take them all."

It was Nov. 20 around 9:30 p.m. at the corner of Navy Drive and South Pershing near Interstate 5 where Williams was initially found struck by a car. However, later it was determined she was stabbed to death.

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Stockton Police Officer Joe Silva told ABC10 Tuesday that they are working the case but have few leads.

Stockton's police and city leaders have been working to curb a history of violence that it has seen over the years. Homicide numbers are nearly identical over the past two years — 34 in 2019 and 33 in 2018.

The 34 homicides were investigated by the city's police department. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol investigated five other homicides in Stockton.

"This investigation revealed she was stabbed multiple times, so we definitely want to figure out exactly why that happened," Silva said. "What happened just minutes prior to her being attacked by the suspect? Right now, we don't even have a suspect description."

Warren said Williams moved from the Bay Area to Stockton and rented an apartment about a month before her death and had no enemies.

"It wasn't a car accident or a plane crash," Warren said. "Somebody stabbed her, brutally stabbed her and left her in the street. How can nobody not know nothing."

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Warren said the last time she spoke to her daughter was on the phone on her birthday, less than two weeks before she was killed.

Warren was learning about all the new activities in which her daughter took part in the few months she lived in her new city.

Now, she grieves for her daughter, and pleading that someone will step forward to give the family closure and justice.

"Tell us what you know please," an emotional Warren said. "Anything will help. Anything."

If you have a tip that can lead to an arrest call Stockton Police or Stockton Crime Stoppers at 209-946-0600. You can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a large cash reward.

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