Jaden Diaz Lee Nelson, a 19-year-old Black male, was killed in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 19, 2020. The Allen County Coroner’s Office determined he died from a gunshot wound to the torso and ruled the death a homicide. The shooting occurred in the afternoon, around 4:10 p.m., near East Maple Grove Avenue and Avondale Drive.

The incident began as a planned drug transaction in which Nelson intended to sell marijuana to Ronnie Miles Jr. and Xavier Walker. A struggle broke out during the exchange, and as Nelson tried to drive away he was shot in the torso by Miles. Despite his wound, Nelson drove to a nearby gas station where police and medics found him; he was taken to a hospital and later died from his injuries.

Investigators arrested both Miles and 16-year-old Xavier Walker; court documents alleged Walker had planned the robbery. In March 2022, a jury found Walker guilty of felony murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, and criminal recklessness. Did anyone who knew Jaden or who was in that neighborhood that afternoon see anything that could shed more light on what happened?