Investigators say the suspect fled into woods after Ava Woodcock was shot while seated in a car.
GLASGOW, Ky. — Police say a domestic incident in Glasgow turned into a fatal shooting when a pregnant woman was shot inside a vehicle, flown to Louisville and later died along with her unborn daughter.
The April 6 shooting off Cleveland Avenue led to charges against Brandon Lee Bond and later to a Barren County grand jury indictment. Bond is charged with murder related to domestic violence, first-degree fetal homicide and first-degree fleeing or evading police on foot. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Ava “Jane” Renee Lynn Woodcock and her unborn daughter, Neveah Marie Woodcock. The investigation remains the basis for a pending felony prosecution in Barren County.
The first public account came from Glasgow police after officers responded to a reported shooting. Terry Flatt, public information officer for the Glasgow Police Department, said a preliminary investigation found that Bond allegedly shot Woodcock while she sat inside a vehicle after a domestic incident. Police said Bond then ran from the scene into a nearby wooded area. Officers later found him there and took him into custody, ending any immediate public safety concern tied to the search. Emergency crews moved Woodcock from the scene to T.J. Samson Community Hospital. Because her injuries were life-threatening, she was then flown to the University of Louisville Hospital. Police confirmed the next day, April 7, that Woodcock had died. Her unborn daughter also died. That sequence changed the legal weight of the case. What began with attempted murder and attempted fetal homicide charges became a case alleging murder and first-degree fetal homicide.
The place of the shooting, Cleveland Avenue in Glasgow, became central to the timeline. Police have not released a full minute-by-minute account, the location of the vehicle on the street or the exact place where Bond was found in the woods. They have said the shooting followed a domestic incident and that Bond fled on foot. The fleeing count in the indictment is tied to that alleged flight. No public report has detailed whether officers recovered a firearm or what witnesses told investigators at the scene.
Bond was booked into the Barren County Jail after his arrest. He was first listed on charges of first-degree attempted murder related to domestic violence, first-degree attempted fetal homicide and first-degree fleeing or evading police. After Woodcock and Neveah Marie Woodcock died, authorities updated the charges. By late May, a Barren County grand jury had indicted Bond on all three counts: murder related to domestic violence, first-degree fetal homicide and fleeing or evading police on foot.
The indictment moved the case beyond the first charging stage. Local court reporting said the grand jury returned the indictment the week before May 26. The murder and fetal homicide charges are Class A felonies, and the fleeing count is a Class C felony. Bond remained in the Barren County Detention Center on a $2 million cash bond. A court appearance was scheduled for June 1. An indictment is a formal charge, not a finding of guilt, and Bond is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Investigators have released only limited details about what happened before the shooting. The public record does not make clear the relationship between Bond and Woodcock. Police have used the term domestic incident, and the murder count is described as related to domestic violence. No motive has been publicly stated. Authorities have not said whether anyone else was inside or near the vehicle when Woodcock was shot, or whether there were prior calls involving the people in the case.
Woodcock’s family later filled in parts of who she was outside the police timeline. Her obituary said she worked at the Walmart Super Center in Glasgow, graduated from Hart County High School in 2022 and loved being a mother to her daughter Chloe. It said she loved animals, dreamed of becoming a veterinarian and was known for a laugh that filled a room. Her unborn daughter was named Neveah Marie Woodcock, and both names appeared together in the funeral home notice.
Visitation and funeral services were held April 13 at Brooks Funeral Home in Munfordville. Burial followed in Northtown Family Cemetery. The obituary listed Woodcock’s parents, siblings, grandparents, great-grandparents and extended family, along with her surviving daughter. Those services took place while the criminal case was still in its early stage and before the grand jury indictment was publicly reported. By the time prosecutors presented the case to grand jurors, the deaths had already become both a family loss and a court matter.
The next phase is expected to focus on evidence gathered by police, filings by prosecutors and defense responses in Barren County court. Possible future steps include discovery, bond hearings, motions and trial scheduling. The public record so far gives the broad path of the case: shooting on April 6, death confirmation on April 7, indictment in late May and a June 1 court date. More detailed evidence has not yet been publicly laid out.
Bond remained jailed on the $2 million cash bond after the indictment, and the case remained active. The next milestone is the court process that follows the grand jury’s formal charges.
Author note: Last updated June 23, 2026.