Demetrius Echols, 35, was fatally shot while visiting family in South Bend, Indiana. On the evening of October 29, 2022, he was sitting in his car with his young child in the 1600 block of Huey Street when a light-colored, four-door sedan drove by and a passenger opened fire. Echols was struck and died of his injuries on October 31, 2022; his child was unharmed. Another person in a separate vehicle was hit by gunfire and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The South Bend Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation. Details about the suspect vehicle were circulated and public appeals were made; the case has been featured in Michiana Unsolved and a cash reward was offered for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone was in the 1600 block of Huey Street on October 29, 2022, or has information about the light-colored four-door sedan or the people involved, please contact investigators.