Patrick Rizzo Jr., a 15-year-old white male, was found with a gunshot wound on May 18, 2023, in the 3000 block of Brockton Court at the Addison Apartments in Mishawaka, Indiana. Emergency responders arrived shortly after 9:00 a.m. and transported him to Memorial Hospital in serious condition; he later died of his injuries, with reports giving May 24, 2023, as the date of death (some accounts indicate May 20, 2023, before organ donation procedures). His family confirmed he would be an organ donor, and a memorial fund was set up to help with funeral expenses.

The Mishawaka Police Department treated the incident as a death investigation and said early on that the shooting appeared to be isolated. Investigators asked the public for information and urged anyone with knowledge to contact the Mishawaka Police Detective Bureau or Michiana Crime Stoppers. No suspects, arrests, or charges have been publicly announced and the case remained open as detectives followed leads.

Did anyone in the area on May 18 see or hear anything that could help investigators piece together what happened?