Lance Arnell Washington Jr., known as L.J., was 21 when he was shot on the night of Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Indianapolis. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries the next day, March 30, 2017. Washington was a father and a graduate of the Excel Center who hoped to become a barber and open his own chain of shops.

The shooting was one of at least two violent incidents on the same street that night; police treated the nearby murder as a separate investigation. Specifics about where the shooting occurred, what led to it, and whether any arrests were made were not disclosed in initial reports. The homicide was investigated by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and remains among the unsolved killings that helped make 2017 a record year for violence in the city.

If anyone knew Lance, saw activity on that street that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.