A routine summer motorcycle event in Kokomo turned tragic just after 10 p.m. on June 14, 2025, when gunfire broke out in the crowded Studebaker Park and 17-year-old Aveon Rocquez Rice was struck. He suffered a single gunshot wound to the torso, was transported to a nearby hospital, and later died; an autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the torso.

Investigators recovered several spent and live casings at the scene. A female attendee sustained a superficial wound but declined medical treatment. Aveon was a student at McKinley High School and was remembered by family and friends as someone who valued their company. The Kokomo Police Department described the homicide as an active investigation; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone who was at Studebaker Park that evening or who has cellphone or surveillance video of the area is urged to contact the Kokomo Police Department with information.