Theodore John Helpling III, 43, was shot and killed in Indianapolis in the early hours of Sunday, November 24, 2024. Officers were dispatched just before 2:30 a.m. to the 4200 block of East New York Street after a report of a person shot. Responding officers found two men with gunshot wounds; emergency responders pronounced Helpling dead at the scene and a second man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Helpling is survived by his wife, Michelle McKinney-Helpling, his sons Micheal Jay Asselstine and Michael James Helpling, and grandchildren. He was described by those who knew him as kind, loyal, and generous, with interests that included the Indianapolis Colts, music, games, and science fiction. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has not released information about a suspect or motive and encouraged anyone with information to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.

Does anyone who was in the area of East New York Street near the New Yorker Bar that night have information that could help the investigation?