On the evening of January 27, 2026, in Indianapolis, 33-year-old Christopher Thomas Fitzgerald II was shot inside an apartment in the 7200 block of Hatteras Lane on the city’s west side near West 38th Street and Interstate 465. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found Fitzgerald with gunshot wounds at about 5:30 p.m.; he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died shortly after arrival. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity.

The shooting is being investigated as a homicide by IMPD detectives, with Detective Shem Ragsdale assigned to the case. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

If anyone has information about Christopher Fitzgerald II, his movements that evening, or the Hatteras Lane apartment, can you share what you know with investigators?