Larry D. Jones Jr., 56, was found dead in the 2700 block of Avon Avenue in Marion, Indiana, on Monday, June 19, 2023. His death was investigated as a violent homicide; investigators determined he had been stabbed multiple times and also suffered blunt force trauma. Initial reports had described the incident as gun violence, but the later investigation identified the stab wounds and blunt trauma as the cause of death.

Jones was born in Marion on March 27, 1967, to Larry and Josephine Jody Jones. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Jody Jones, and his sister, Tonja White. A Marion woman, Kourtney N. Thompson, 28 at the time, was arrested and charged in connection with his killing and a related robbery; she was later convicted in Grant Superior Court I and received prison time for the crimes.

Does anyone in the Marion area have information about Jones, his last known activities, or the neighborhood around Avon Avenue on June 19, 2023?