Dionte Shaquille Williams, 28, was shot and killed in the early evening of June 9, 2022, at the Laurel Woods Apartments in South Bend, Indiana. Police arrived after reports of gunfire around 6:40 p.m. and found Williams deceased; his death was ruled a homicide and prompted an investigation by the South Bend Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit.

Investigators say a suspect was seen fleeing the apartment building immediately after the shooting. The person was described as a Black male wearing dark clothing, reportedly armed, and left the area in a white car driven by a white female. Surveillance video released by police shows Williams moments before the shooting, but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Family and community members have held funeral services and continue to seek answers. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the South Bend Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit.