Rashad Woolridge, 28, was shot dead inside a North Amityville home on August 16, 2016. Suffolk County police say officers responding that afternoon to an Avon Drive residence found Woolridge with a fatal gunshot wound in the house he shared with his girlfriend and her son. Investigators reported a dispute had escalated inside the home; a physical fight between Woolridge and the woman was said to have prompted her son to intervene.

Detectives arrested the housemate, 18-year-old Tephonte Smith, and charged him with second-degree murder. Authorities recovered a shotgun at the scene and a loaded handgun near Woolridge’s body. Records indicate there was an active order of protection at the time requiring Woolridge to stay away from Smith’s mother. Smith’s defense argued he acted in self-defense; a Suffolk County grand jury later declined to indict, finding the killing to be justified and the murder charge was dropped.

Did anyone in the area know Woolridge or have information about tensions at that Avon Drive residence before August 16, 2016?