Tom Tommy Moser III, 44, was killed by gunfire in Elkhart, Indiana, in the early morning of September 21, 2023. Just before 3:30 a.m. residents on South Fifth Street reported gunshots; officers found Moser in the entryway of an apartment building with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a man flee after the shooting. Police located someone matching that description and took him into custody after he refused orders and was tased. The man, identified as Roosevelt Lewis Jr., has been charged with murder, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, and criminal recklessness. Lewis has a prior attempted murder conviction and has been appointed a public defender; a trial was scheduled for July 2024. Authorities have not released a motive and the investigation is ongoing.

Moser worked as a forklift driver and was remembered by friends and family as kind-hearted, outgoing, and family-oriented. Does anyone have information about that night or about Moser’s movements on South Fifth Street?