A summer night on Barrington Avenue in southeast Indianapolis ended in tragedy for Preston Woods. On June 16, 2021, officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 1500 block. Inside the home they found 40-year-old Preston Woods with critical gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. The Marion County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity and the shooting was treated as a homicide.

Preston Lee Woods, born September 19, 1980, was a father of three daughters and known for his love of sports, music and for bringing laughter to those around him. He attended Indianapolis public schools, was active at Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church and worked as a cook. Investigators did not immediately release a motive or identify suspects, and no arrests had been announced in the initial reports.

Did anyone in southeast Indianapolis on June 16, 2021, see or hear anything that could help explain what happened to Preston?