A domestic dispute on Indianapolis’ west side turned fatal on March 5, 2023, when 39-year-old Willie Hoskins Jr. was shot and later died of his wounds. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found two male shooting victims at the scene; both were taken to a local hospital, and Hoskins succumbed to his injuries. The other victim, critically wounded, was later identified as the son-in-law of the alleged shooter.

Detectives named 63-year-old Michael T. Embry a person of interest; he was arrested and held on a preliminary murder charge as investigators described the episode as a targeted act stemming from a domestic conflict. Friends and family remember Hoskins as a loving father and friend. If anyone knew Willie, the circumstances around that evening, or has information about the altercation, please share what is known.