Kaylon Rashaad Woods, 38, of South Bend, was killed by a gunshot on Monday, April 27, 2026, during a shooting at The Highlands Apartments in Elkhart. Dispatchers received reports of gunfire around 1:50 to 1:54 p.m.; officers who responded to 2515 Links Drive found Woods inside an apartment with gunshot wounds. Medics’ efforts on scene were unsuccessful and the Elkhart County Coroner ruled the manner of death a homicide.

A 30-year-old woman was found outside the apartment with an apparent gunshot wound and taken to Elkhart General Hospital with serious injuries; she was reported to be recovering as the investigation continued. Authorities identified 41-year-old Adonis Latroy Joseph of Elkhart as the suspected shooter and connected the Links Drive shooting to a later incident at a home on Golden Pond Trail, where Joseph was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a fire; the coroner ruled his death a suicide.

Woods was remembered as a father of two, a yoga instructor, former Ball State football player, coach, and community mentor. Family and community gatherings in South Bend honored his roles as a dad and teacher and highlighted events he led such as Yoga and Mimosas and Yoga for Social Justice. Anyone with information about the Elkhart shooting is asked to contact investigators.