Theodore V. Teddy Braun was 25 when he was fatally shot at American Legion Post 284 on Grant Street in South Bend on the night of Friday, December 14, 2018. Police responded shortly after 11:40 p.m.; bystanders had detained the man suspected of the shooting and others attempted first aid, but Braun died at the scene from a single gunshot wound to the chest, an autopsy confirmed, and the death was ruled a homicide. A semiautomatic handgun was recovered at the scene.

The suspect, 60-year-old Bruce Bennett, was taken into custody that night and was charged with Braun’s murder on December 17, 2018. Theodore Braun, known as Teddy and as DJ Teddy B, worked at Patterson Dental and served as SAL Vice Commander at the American Legion. Funeral services were held December 21, 2018, and friends and family asked attendees to bring teddy bears for donation to children’s hospitals.