A late December shooting on Indianapolis’s north side left two young men dead and a third critically wounded. On December 28, 2021, about 9:30 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 7200 block of Rue De Margot Drive. Officers found 17-year-old Jaivin Hoskin and 22-year-old George Qualls III with fatal gunshot injuries outside an apartment complex; both were pronounced dead at the scene. A third victim was discovered at a nearby gas station inside a vehicle that had been struck by bullets and was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Police have said they do not believe the attack was random and think the victims may have been targeted. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced. Jaivin’s family described him as a creative young man who made and recorded his own music and sketched custom shoe designs; he attended Warren Central High School and is deeply mourned.

If anyone knew Jaivin or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to help the investigation.