On the morning of October 1, 2020, emergency responders were called to a residence on the southwest side of Indianapolis after reports of a shooting. Officers arrived just before 6:45 a.m. and found 51-year-old Thelma Ellen Gerholdt in critical condition in the backyard. Paramedics transported her to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, where she later died; the Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound and classified it a homicide.

Gerholdt was a native of Chicago who had lived in Indianapolis with her family. She is survived by her husband, Willis Gerholdt III, children, stepchildren, and numerous grandchildren. Detectives examined the scene and searched for witnesses, but as of the morning after the shooting no suspects were publicly named and no arrests were announced.

Does anyone have information about what happened that morning or saw activity near that southwest Indianapolis address on October 1, 2020?