On the evening of December 20, 2023, a shooting in the 4000 block of Brentwood Drive on Indianapolis’ far east side left two men wounded. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrived shortly after 5 p.m. and found one of the victims, 43-year-old Shon Leon Hudson, had died at the scene; the other victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Shon Hudson, born April 3, 1980, in Camden, New Jersey, was a husband and father who lived in Indianapolis. He worked as a foreman and was retired from Union 120. Family and friends remember him for his outgoing personality, loyalty, a shiny gold smile, a love of travel and sports, feeding the homeless, and his passion for his El Camino.

Homicide detectives are investigating the case, and police have described the shooting as an isolated incident. The case remains open and unsolved. If anyone has information about what happened that evening, please come forward to assist the investigation.