Julius Simpson was 29 when he was fatally shot on the near north side of Indianapolis on the evening of Saturday, March 18, 2023. His death was one of several deadly shootings that month as the city saw a sharp rise in gun violence; police recorded a 74% increase in shootings that March compared with the previous year.

Simpson is described as a loving man with a large family. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his homicide, but details about the specific circumstances of the shooting are scarce and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified in his case. A year after his death, another fatal shooting occurred in the same apartment community; Simpson’s cousin Detra Nichols said the family remains grieving and angered by the ongoing violence in the area.

Who knew Julius or has information about what happened on March 18, 2023?