Mezmariah L. Wilson, 15, was shot and killed in Carlisle, Indiana, on the night of June 10, 2021. A student at Terre Haute South Vigo High School, she was described by family as loving and outgoing. Two large groups had gathered at an intersection reportedly expecting a fight when at least one person produced a handgun and began firing. Mezmariah was struck in the upper body, taken first to a local hospital in Sullivan, then airlifted to Indianapolis, where she died of her injuries.

Indiana State Police arrested Matthew T. Earle, 23, and Kyle R. Johnson, 20, two days after the shooting. Charges were initially criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and obstruction of justice, later upgraded in November 2021 to murder, attempted murder, and firearm-related offenses. Court documents state Earle told investigators he fired his weapon into the ground five times and Johnson fired about 15 rounds toward a group. Surveillance footage and witness statements are cited as evidence in the case.

Kyle Ray Johnson pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony, and was sentenced in October 2023 to 20 years plus a 15-year enhancement for a shooting near a school; the case against Matthew Todd Earle remained pending with a pretrial conference set for November 2023.

If anyone knew Mezmariah, was at that intersection that night, or has information about what happened, please come forward.