On the night of January 16, 2008, DeKalb County Police Officer Eric Cecil Barker Sr., 33, was killed while working an off-duty security detail at the Glenwood Gardens apartment complex in Decatur, Georgia. Barker, a United States Army veteran who had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for four years, was on patrol with Officer Ricky Bryant Jr. when they stopped a car after reports of a suspicious person. Officers smelled marijuana and began questioning the vehicle’s occupants.

Woodard gained control of a weapon and opened fire, fatally wounding both Barker and Bryant. A tow truck driver found the officers about ten minutes later and called for help. A manhunt led to Woodard’s arrest after his girlfriend turned him in; he was charged with two counts of felony murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Woodard claimed he acted in self-defense at trial; prosecutors said he shot the officers to avoid returning to prison. A jury found him guilty on all charges and he was sentenced to life without parole. Two other men who were with Woodard that night were also arrested and faced charges in connection with the murders.

Are there details about the encounter or the two other men that anyone in the area remembers and can share with investigators?