Christopher David Woods, 43, was shot to death on the night of November 20, 2022, in Hickory, North Carolina. Police found him in the 300 block of 14th Avenue Southwest with multiple gunshot wounds. He was born March 26, 1979, in Santa Rosa, California, and was adopted by Buddy Woods and Elizabeth Louise Woods shortly after birth.

Investigators say an argument at a house on 15th Avenue Southwest preceded the shooting. Az Thor was identified as the primary suspect, arrested shortly after the incident at a car dealership along US 70, and charged with murder; authorities located a handgun suspected to be the murder weapon near Highway 70. Christopher was remembered in his community for helping neighbors with repairs and odd jobs.

If anyone has information about Christopher, the argument that night, or the events on 14th and 15th Avenue Southwest, please come forward.