Will Allen Edmond, 68, was shot and killed on May 11, 2021, outside the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. A Gary, Indiana native and Roosevelt High School graduate, Edmond served in the United States Marine Corps in the mid-1970s and later worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Hoosier Veteran Assistance Foundation. He was active in his church and had lived in Indianapolis for decades.

Police found Edmond on the street with a critical gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died. Witnesses in the public area provided descriptions that helped officers locate a suspect nearby. Dominic Johnson was found in an alley in possession of the weapon believed to have been used and was arrested and charged with murder. The case went to trial in early 2023; on the second day of proceedings Johnson pleaded guilty and in February 2023 was sentenced to 45 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.

Does anyone have additional information about Edmond’s community work or the outreach programs he supported?