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On the evening of July 4, 2014, a family Fourth of July gathering at Kiwanis Park in Tempe, Arizona, ended in violence when 33-year-old Martin Woods was shot after an argument and later died of his wounds at about 3:30 a.m. on July 5, 2014. The dispute involved Martin and his 37-year-old step-brother, Thomas Woods; at least one other family member witnessed the altercation and reported not seeing a weapon in Martin’s hands.

Police were called after reports of a fight and a possible gunshot; Thomas Woods is believed to have called 911 to report his brother had been shot. Both brothers were at the scene when officers arrived. Investigators did not recover a firearm at the scene, but found an empty holster on the driver’s seat of Thomas’s car, a box of ammunition in the driver’s door pocket, and a dried red substance on Thomas’s shirt described in court documents as suspected blood. Thomas was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder, invoked his right to counsel, and had bond set at $1,000,000.

Does anyone who attended the gathering or was in Kiwanis Park that night have information that could clarify what happened?