On Sunday afternoon, February 7, 2021, officers were called to the 1000 block of Hardin Boulevard on Indianapolis’ southwest side. Inside a residence they found 54-year-old Donna Hawes suffering from apparent trauma; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later confirmed Hawes had been fatally shot, and the case was treated as a homicide.

Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department developed a suspect. On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 27-year-old John Moreno was arrested in connection with Donna Hawes’ death and was formally charged with murder. He was scheduled for an initial court hearing the following Friday.

What details about Donna Hawes’ last day or anyone who knew her in that neighborhood might help clarify what happened?