On the night of December 28, 2022, 31-year-old Joshua Terrel Hopson was shot and killed outside his apartment in the 3400 block of Alsuda Court in Indianapolis following an argument with his cousin. The dispute began while the two men were drinking in Joshua’s apartment; Joshua’s girlfriend drove the cousin away around 2 a.m., but the argument continued by phone and the cousin allegedly threatened to return and kill him.

Surveillance video captured a dark-colored Cadillac arriving shortly after 2:30 a.m. and showed the cousin walking through the parking lot carrying a rifle. The footage shows the cousin approaching Joshua, shooting him multiple times, then firing additional shots after Joshua fell. Officers found Joshua with gunshot wounds to the chest and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators linked a rifle and matching ammunition to the scene after locating the suspect’s vehicle and searching his home. The suspect, Emmanuel Newman, was arrested on January 5, 2023 and later charged with murder. What additional details from the night might help explain how a family dispute escalated to this fatal shooting?