Seventeen-year-old Xavier Richard Fairley was fatally shot on May 30, 2022, at a party at an apartment complex on Indianapolis’s southwest side. A recent North Central High School graduate who planned to study Computer Animation Art at Arizona State University, Xavier was described by loved ones as warm and able to connect with others. Witnesses said the scene became chaotic when gunfire erupted; emergency responders could not save him.

Detective Doug Swails was assigned to the homicide investigation. By June 2022 authorities had not announced any arrests, and police urged people with information — including those who may have been at the party — to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Xavier or saw what happened that night, please come forward with information.