Rashaad Germany Jr. was 18 when he was found shot to death in the yard of a home on North Ashland Avenue in Indianapolis in the early morning hours of October 30, 2020. Known to his family as Deuce, he had recently graduated from Ben Davis High School, wanted to study culinary arts inspired by his father’s cooking, and was described by his father as a big teddy bear. Rashaad, who had autism, was a homebody who enjoyed playing video games.

Investigators say Rashaad was lured outside his grandmother’s house via Instagram messages. A classmate, Nichale Johnson, then 17, reportedly used a girl’s social media account to contact Rashaad and arranged the meeting; detectives allege Johnson contacted multiple people to borrow their profiles to entice Rashaad. In a police interview Johnson admitted wanting to find Rashaad’s address to fight him.

Rashaad’s family spent years seeking answers after the killing. Those with information about Rashaad, his movements that night, or the messages that led him outside are asked to come forward.