Jereme Dillingham, 28, was killed after trying to break up a fight outside the Mucky Duck Pub on the south side of Indianapolis in the early hours of July 17, 2025. Police say a 21-year-old patron, Kaeden Douglas, had become belligerent inside the bar, was ejected after throwing a chair and then continued to confront people in the parking lot while shouting racial slurs. Witnesses describe Dillingham stepping in to de-escalate; after a brief reconciliation he walked away but then approached Douglas’s car when Douglas began hurling slurs again.

According to witness statements and surveillance footage, Douglas fired a single shot from his vehicle as Dillingham reached toward the open passenger window. Paramedics took Dillingham to a hospital, where he died a short time later. Investigators located and arrested Douglas the same day, recovered firearms from his vehicle and a residence, and say his statements to police were inconsistent.

Prosecutors charged Douglas with murder.