On the evening of January 3, 2023, a 16-year-old named Michael Mason Jr. was shot and killed in the parking lot of Castleton Square Mall in Indianapolis near the south entrance by the Forever 21 and H&M stores. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers found Mason wounded around 7:30 p.m.; he was taken to a hospital and later died. An adult man, later identified as Justin Johnson Sparks, was also shot that night and survived.

Investigators say the shooting began when Mason and the other victim exited the mall and approached a white Chevrolet Impala they believed was their car. The Impala was occupied, and 19-year-old Clyde Johnson, who was sitting in the back seat, reportedly opened fire when the pair tried to access the vehicle. The surviving victim told police he ran after initial shots, but the shooter allegedly chased him and shot him in the leg.

In March 2023 a special prosecutor filed charges against Clyde Johnson, including voluntary manslaughter, aggravated battery, and battery by means of a deadly weapon, and detectives arrested him in Indianapolis. Does anyone have information about that night or the people involved?