Eighteen-year-old Jesse W. Bragg was killed in Hope, Indiana, on the night of November 26, 2022. A senior at Hauser High School who played on the golf team and worked at a local convenience store, Bragg was found inside a residence on the 300 block of Elm Street with a gunshot wound to his chest. Deputies and Hope police arrived at about 9:50 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene after attempts at medical care.

An autopsy attributed the death to the gunshot wound and the incident was classified as a homicide. Detectives identified and arrested 18-year-old Joseph T. Kidwell of Fowler on a preliminary charge of reckless homicide; a handgun was the weapon involved.

If anyone knew Jesse, his movements that evening, or has information about what happened on Elm Street, please share what you know with investigators.