Seth Barton was 19 when he was shot and killed in his Muncie, Indiana, apartment on the morning of January 9, 2020. Police were called to an apartment complex on West White River Boulevard after reports of gunfire and found Barton with a fatal gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his injuries.

Investigators say two men, Kevoszia Winston and Dimorrea Benning, had been at the apartment earlier for a prearranged drug transaction. The pair returned uninvited and robbed the occupants at gunpoint, taking money, guns, and a bag. A witness reported that Barton was asleep in a recliner during the robbery; as Winston and Benning left, Winston allegedly pointed a gun at Barton and fired a single shot, killing him.

Winston and Benning were identified as primary suspects and were taken into custody shortly after the shooting.