Willie D. Williams, 35, a Black/African American man, was shot in Indianapolis on the afternoon of September 7, 2024. Officers responded to the area of Wilson Street and West 10th Street after reports of a person hit by gunfire and found Williams inside a vehicle, wounded. Medics rushed him to a local hospital where he remained in critical condition; his injuries proved fatal on September 11 and the investigation was treated as a homicide.

Police reported recovering a firearm from inside the vehicle but have not explained what led up to the shooting. No suspect name or arrest was released in the initial public reports; investigators appealed to the community for tips and eyewitness information to reconstruct who approached Williams, what was said if anything, and why the encounter turned deadly.

If anyone saw activity around Wilson Street and West 10th Street on the afternoon of September 7 or has information about this shooting, please contact the assigned homicide detective.