On the morning of June 1, 2024, 26-year-old Amber L. Morgan was found dead inside her Indianapolis home on the city’s northwest side near West 30th Street and North White River Parkway. Morgan, a kindergarten teacher at Victory College Prep and a new mother, was discovered with a gunshot wound, a slashed throat, and severe blunt-force injuries that left her nearly unrecognizable to those who knew her.

Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded around 7:20 a.m. after reports of a shooting. Police detained Morgan’s husband, 25-year-old Robert Cooley, at the scene. According to court documents and police reports, Cooley made spontaneous admissions, telling officers he had done something bad and confessing he had taken his wife’s life. Family members said Morgan had been seeking a dissolution of the marriage days before her death. Cooley was charged with murder and held without bond at the Marion County Jail.

Who knew Amber, her family, or her work at Victory College Prep and can share information that might help clarify what happened?