On July 7, 2021, 20-year-old Daniel Paxton Shields was found inside a vehicle on the northeast side of Indianapolis with a gunshot wound. Officers responded after a report of a person shot just after 4:30 p.m. in the 8800 block of Bel Air Drive, near 38th Street and Post Road. Shields was taken to a local hospital but died soon after; the Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Shields, known as Paxton, worked as an electrician’s apprentice and was the youngest of six children of David and Laura Shields. He was a devoted father to a young son named Amir, and his obituary highlighted his faith, sense of humor, and artistic interests. Homicide detectives and the forensic agency collected evidence at the scene, but as of the latest public reports no suspects have been named and no arrests announced.

Anyone who knew Shields or has information about the shooting is asked to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.