William Edward Hodges Jr., 32, was fatally shot on October 17, 2023, outside a Family Dollar on East 30th Street on Indianapolis’ far east side. The shooting also left another person in critical condition; medical personnel treated victims at the scene but Hodges later died of his injuries. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded and detectives identified a suspect; an arrest was made in connection with the deadly shooting.

Hodges, known as EJ to friends and family, was a husband and father who worked as a warehouse associate for Adidas. An Arlington High School alumnus and a basketball coach, he is survived by his wife, two children, parents, and siblings. The community remembers him as much loved and devoted to the people he mentored and coached.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.