Patricia Danielle Corinne Woods, 24, was fatally shot at the front door of her Westwood apartment in Cincinnati on April 17, 2020. The shooter was Marcus Reed, a man she had briefly dated. Patricia was a mother of two young children who were present during the attack; her son, then 5 years old, ran to confront Reed and begged for help but Reed refused.

Marcus Reed was later convicted of aggravated murder, murder, having a weapon while a felon, and tampering with evidence, and received a 15-years-to-life sentence. The case was included in coverage examining an intergenerational legacy of domestic violence in Reed’s family and was one of several domestic violence homicides in Cincinnati in April 2020, a period when advocates noted a steep rise in partner violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Patricia’s mother, Tracey Jones, has taken custody of the children and said she is relieved that justice was served.

Did anyone in Westwood or the surrounding area have contacts or information about Patricia’s family or the circumstances leading up to that April day?