Maxine Angelica Congress was 23 when she was shot and killed on the evening of November 1, 2022, near East 40th Street and North Emerson Avenue in Indianapolis. She was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a nearby hospital, and died of her injuries.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a domestic dispute and that Maxine was not the intended target. She had been accompanying a friend to confront that friend’s ex-girlfriend about a new relationship when gunfire erupted; Maxine was sitting in a car and was struck by a bullet intended for someone else. A man was arrested early in the probe but later released when prosecutors determined the evidence did not meet the burden for charges. Court documents later say 23-year-old Linsey Sharae Rose admitted to firing the weapon and was charged with murder. The shooting was witnessed by Rose’s two young children, and the case was reassigned to an unsolved-homicide detective for further review.

Maxine’s family, especially her mother, has urged justice and highlighted the wider harm of domestic violence. If anyone has information about the events that night or the people involved, please come forward.