Isaac Samuel Williams, 18, was found fatally shot in the 3600 block of East 39th Street on the northeast side of Indianapolis in the early morning of June 30, 2024. Police discovered him about 8 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Neighbors said they heard gunfire the previous night mixed with fireworks.

Williams had moved from Arizona to Indianapolis about four months earlier during his junior year of high school. He previously attended Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe and played defensive tackle on the football team. In Indianapolis he had an apartment and a job and was described by his family as a jokester, a loving brother, son, and uncle who was motivated to turn his life around and had been reading the Bible.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating; no arrests or suspect identifications have been announced and authorities have asked the public for information. A vigil was held where friends and family released green balloons, and his family has returned him to Arizona for burial and hopes to start a nonprofit to address gun violence.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, can you contact investigators?