Charlene Silvers, 57, of Bedford, Indiana, was shot during a domestic dispute at her Maul Ridge Road home on the evening of August 26, 2020. Known in her community as a dedicated homemaker and an active member of Grace Baptist Church in Springville, she was taken to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after the shooting and died of her injuries the following day.

The confrontation involved her boyfriend, Phillip Butch Deckard. Deckard was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a substantial risk of death, reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon. His defense at trial maintained the shooting was accidental, but a jury found him guilty on several counts and acquitted him of murder.

On April 9, 2021, Deckard was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with one year suspended to be served on supervised probation after release; the court noted an apparent lack of remorse and found no mitigating factors. If anyone knew Charlene or has information about the events that night, please share what can help clarify what happened.