Curtis Butler, 52, was found dead inside his tent in a wooded area behind the Wheeler Mission in Bloomington, Indiana, on January 9, 2024. Emergency responders were called about 1:45 p.m. after reports of a man being shot; bystanders led officers to the homeless encampment near the 200 block of S. Westplex Ave. and witnesses said they heard multiple gunshots just before the 911 call. A full autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound.

Investigators quickly focused on a suspect, 41-year-old transient Evelynn Lakisha Kuuleilehaunani, after witnesses described an argument between her and Butler near his tent. Witnesses said she raised a revolver, fired once into the air, then fired multiple rounds into the tent where Butler was located, before gathering her belongings and leaving. Police later found and arrested Kuuleilehaunani at a residence in the 500 block of S. Basswood Drive; she was charged with one count of felony murder and held at the Monroe County Jail. This was the second killing in that wooded area behind the mission in just over a month.

If anyone knew Curtis, his routine at the encampment, or saw events around the Wheeler Mission that day, those details could be important.