On December 14, 2015, Penny R. Jones-Barker, 28, was fatally shot inside her Indianapolis home on the northeast side of the city. Found on the living room sofa, she had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the face and 13 spent shell casings were recovered near her body. Penny worked as a bus driver for IndyGo and as a home health aide; family described her as a hardworking mother.

The homeowner, identified as Dorian Barker, was on the front porch when officers arrived after a residential alarm was triggered. He reportedly told police he had just killed his wife and was taken into custody at the scene. Penny’s two young sons, ages 5 and 11, were asleep in an adjacent room and were unharmed. Penny’s sister, who was in the living room at the time, said Dorian entered brandishing a handgun, refused to put it away when Penny asked, and then fired until the magazine was empty; the sister fled and the alarm was activated.

Dorian was transported to the homicide office, made statements to officers about being threatened and crumpled up the rights waiver form; he was later charged with murder. Court records show prior arrests for domestic violence in 2007 and 2012 that were dismissed. Does anyone have information about the family or the events that night that could help clarify what happened?