Richard Williams Jr., a 34-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Indianapolis on the evening of Saturday, February 15, 2020. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 200 block of North Forest Avenue about 7:30 p.m. after reports of a person shot. Williams was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide due to those wounds.

Witnesses nearby reported hearing gunshots, and surveillance footage from local businesses captured a person fleeing the area shortly after the shooting. That video helped investigators identify a person of interest; a suspect was later arrested and charged with murder. Prosecutors relied on forensic evidence and eyewitness testimony at trial, and the defendant was convicted for Williams’s murder.

If anyone knew Richard, saw activity on North Forest Avenue that night, or has information about the case, please share what you know.