Eighteen-year-old Joseph Felker was found with gunshot wounds in the 600 block of Cottage Avenue on Indianapolis’ near south side in the early morning of Sunday, December 20, 2020. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a shooting call at about 4:25 a.m.; medics transported Felker to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. He is described as a Black male.

IMPD homicide detectives, assisted by the Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency, opened an investigation. Authorities asked the public for any information and urged anyone with knowledge to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.

Did anyone in the area on Cottage Avenue that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?