Quentin Denard Woods, 38, was shot to death on December 20, 2019, in Joliet, Illinois. A lifelong Joliet resident born July 25, 1981, he left behind two children, parents, grandparents, siblings and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held in early January 2020.

On the afternoon of December 20, Woods and his sister, Tiffany Williams, went to the home of 41-year-old Matthew Rutledge in Joliet’s Cathedral Area over a dispute about missing money Williams had withdrawn earlier that day. An argument turned violent when Rutledge produced a gun. Both siblings tried to flee; Rutledge opened fire and shot Woods multiple times. Woods sustained numerous gunshot wounds to his head, neck, left shoulder, back, abdomen and other areas and died on the sidewalk outside the residence. Williams was shot once and survived.

Rutledge was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. He has pleaded not guilty, asserting he acted in self-defense; prosecutors have described the assault as a violent attack and noted relationship and drug-related details presented at arraignment. Anyone with information about Quentin Woods or the events of December 20, 2019, is asked to come forward.