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On the night of September 17, 2020, Wilma Hochstetler, 40, was shot and killed on the side of an Indianapolis highway after she and her husband, Jonathan, were robbed by two men. The couple, who ran a roofing business, had stopped to change a blown tire on their work trailer; Wilma had driven from their home in Worthington earlier that evening with their 6-year-old son to bring a replacement tire. After midnight they were fixing the trailer lights when two armed men approached, demanded money and Wilma’s phone, then suddenly turned and fired as they began to walk away.

Wilma died at the scene. Jonathan was shot in the neck, survived surgery for multiple broken vertebrae, and was able to reach their vehicle where their son gave him a phone to call for help. The family later offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police had not released suspect information, and the investigation remained ongoing as of late 2020.

Did anyone in the community see the couple or the damaged trailer that night, or have information about those who might have been in that area after midnight?