A man was found fatally shot in an alley in Haughville, Indianapolis, in the early morning hours of Monday, April 10, 2023. A passerby discovered the unresponsive victim near West 10th Street and King Avenue about 4:30 a.m.; Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Southwest District officers located the man and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner identified him as 36-year-old Christopher Lamar Porter, an African American man originally from St. Louis who had been working in Indianapolis at a local Red Lobster.

Friends and family knew him as Lil Chris; he was described as helpful and family-oriented, and he had been married and was a father. Investigators believed the shooting occurred late Sunday night or in the very early hours of Monday, and detectives had not released a motive or any suspect information. Police asked residents to share surveillance footage or other information that could help identify those responsible.

If anyone saw activity in the West 10th Street and King Avenue area that night or has footage that could assist investigators, please come forward.