Jeremiah Cotton was 12 when he died from a gunshot wound at an apartment on Dunshire Drive in Cumberland, Indiana, on June 27, 2025. He had been spending the night with a group of other youths when emergency responders took him to a nearby hospital; he was treated in critical condition but did not survive.

Initial accounts from youths at the scene said a 16-year-old had brought a handgun and that Jeremiah’s wound was self-inflicted. The Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the gunshot could not have been self-inflicted and officially classified the death as a homicide, prompting the Cumberland Metropolitan Police Department to treat the case as a criminal investigation.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office was set to review the case to determine whether charges would be filed. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been announced and no suspects identified. If anyone present that night or with information about the apartment on Dunshire Drive can help, please come forward.