On the evening of September 6, 2024, 37-year-old Kierra Danielle Dotson was sitting in her parked car in front of her home on Lupine Drive on Indianapolis’ west side when a red Dodge pulled up alongside. Home surveillance captured a brief volley of gunfire; emergency responders found Dotson critically wounded and she died a short time after being taken to hospital.

Known as Kia to family and friends, she was a mother to a teenage daughter and had recently moved back into her aunt and uncle’s home while getting back on her feet. Her family said she had just returned from dropping her daughter off at a friend’s when the shooting occurred.

Investigators located the red Dodge seen on camera and spoke with a person of interest during the ensuing months. On June 11, 2025, the IMPD Violent Crimes Unit arrested 27-year-old Lamar Willis, and the Marion County Prosecutor charged him with murder; Willis had an initial court hearing on June 16.

If anyone has information about Kierra’s movements that evening or about the red Dodge, please share what is known.