Christopher Lee Wilson Jr. was 22 when he was killed in a mass shooting on Broad Ripple Avenue in Indianapolis in the early morning of June 25, 2023. Wilson, known as Chris and remembered by his mother as a gentle giant, had gone to the area to celebrate a cousin’s birthday and had reportedly been at the scene for about twenty minutes when gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m.

The shooting struck multiple people; 24-year-old Tywain Henning and 22-year-old Kaleyia Preer also died, and a fourth victim survived. Investigators say the shots were fired into a crowded area after a petty argument escalated. Detectives used surveillance footage, social media tips and forensic evidence — including a hat recovered at the scene that produced a DNA match — to identify a suspect.

Police arrested 21-year-old Kara Hinds on September 28, 2023, at an apartment complex and recovered a firearm that officials said matched the caliber used. Hinds at first denied being at Broad Ripple but later acknowledged she was there and said she fired after being punched; prosecutors described her response as a reckless and deadly reaction to a minor dispute. If anyone has information about Chris, the scene that night, or witnessed events on Broad Ripple Avenue, please come forward.