Caiden Andrew Clements was 17 when he was killed in the early morning hours of November 12, 2023, in a Speedway, Indiana, residence. A Ben Davis High School student days away from his eighteenth birthday, he was described by his father as a good student who loved soapbox derby racing and had a joyful, protective nature.Caiden was in the basement of a home in the 5000 block of West 22nd Street around 2 a.m. with several others when the basement resident, 19-year-old Benjamin Mulkey, began showing off a rifle.

Court documents say the rifle was passed around, a witness loaded a round from the magazine into the chamber, and Mulkey then stood, pointed the rifle at Caiden, and fired one fatal shot.Speedway police identified Mulkey as the suspect and arrested him the same afternoon; he faces a preliminary charge of murder.

The Marion County Coroner identified Caiden as the homicide victim.If anyone was at that gathering or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.