On the night of August 13, 2020, 17-year-old Thomas Pearson Jr. was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Best Choice Fieldhouse in Fishers, Indiana. He and another male juvenile were getting into a car just before 10 p.m. when a burst of gunfire struck them; Pearson was transported to an Indianapolis hospital and died of gunshot wounds, according to the Marion County Coroner’s Office. The other juvenile survived his injuries.

Fishers Police say the shooting was not random and was treated as a targeted attack. Witnesses reported two male suspects fleeing in an older, boxy-style beige Toyota. One suspect was described as of average build with baby dreads; the second suspect’s description has not been released. Best Choice Fieldhouse increased security after the shooting.