On April 7, 2021, 25-year-old Stephen Banks, a Black/African American man, was found inside a residence on Draycott Avenue in Lawrence, Indiana, with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers rendered aid but Banks was pronounced dead at the scene. His girlfriend was also present and suffered a graze wound during the incident.

Investigators identified a primary suspect, Jashawn Jones, who was the father of the girlfriend’s child and against whom a protective order was pending. Surveillance footage and a patrol officer’s dash camera showed Jones’ vehicle leaving the area. DNA matching Jones was found on shell casings at the scene, and threatening messages he had sent to the victim’s partner were recovered.

Jones was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and carrying a handgun without a license; a jury later found him guilty on all counts. Does anyone have information about the neighborhood or saw activity around Draycott Avenue that night?