On the afternoon of August 23, 2020, 16-year-old Ameir Ford was fatally shot in the parking area of the Washington Pointe Apartments on Belhaven Drive on Indianapolis’ far east side. Police say the shooting happened just after 12:40 p.m. as Ford was walking back to the apartment he shared with his mother and siblings. Officers found him with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and later died. A second person was wounded and treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators recovered about 17 shell casings, and witnesses reported a Chevy Trailblazer had been circling the lot before someone inside opened fire. The death is officially classified as an unsolved homicide; no arrests or public charges have been announced. Detectives later told Ford’s mother that a person of interest in the investigation is now deceased. Authorities have suggested the shooting could be linked to a pattern of teen-related violence and gun transactions in the area.

Friends and family remembered Ford as a drummer who attended Warren Central High School and who had a twin sister. Does anyone who knew Ameir or who was in the Washington Pointe Apartments that day have information that could help his family and investigators?