Ail Lee Smith Jr., known to family and friends as A.J., was found dead in Indianapolis in the early morning of November 9, 2021. Fire crews and police had responded to a vehicle fire in the 7500 block of Woodlawn Avenue, on the city’s east side near Brookville Road and Shadeland Avenue. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, they opened the trunk and discovered Smith’s body inside.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the death a homicide. Investigators executed multiple search warrants and completed numerous interviews over the following years but were unable to identify those responsible for nearly four years, leaving the family without answers.

What details about that night or anyone who might have seen activity in the Woodlawn Avenue area could help move this case forward?