Samuel Thomas King was 36 when he was fatally wounded in a shooting at a Butler, Indiana residence on August 5, 2021. A burst of gunfire struck three people that evening; all were taken to a nearby hospital and King later died of his injuries. The Indiana State Police took charge of the investigation.

In the days after the shooting authorities worked to reconstruct what happened, but no arrests, charges, trials, or convictions have been publicly reported. The identities of those responsible and many details of the incident remain undisclosed.

If anyone was in Butler that evening or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.