Walker Lewis Whatley III, 19, was shot and killed outside the former Thomas Carr Howe High School in Indianapolis’ Irvington neighborhood on the evening of March 7, 2023. The shooting occurred about 8:20 p.m. while a basketball game was taking place inside; officers responding to a report of a person shot found Whatley with gunshot wounds at the 4900 block of Julian Avenue. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation. A person of interest was detained early in the inquiry after community members provided information, but that individual was released following consultation with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation remains active; no arrests or named suspects have been announced.

If anyone who was at the game or in the neighborhood that night has information that could help identify who fired the shots, please share what you know with detectives.