Jimmy Warren Jr. was 23 and from Indianapolis when he was shot on an August evening in late summer 2019 on the city’s west side. First responders found him critically injured; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his wounds.

Family members say witnesses told them Warren had been with a friend when two men ambushed them and tried to take a fanny pack. According to his mother’s account, Warren ran and was shot, and witnesses reported the friend left the scene in the same vehicle as the two alleged attackers. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department identified a person of interest and said it was working with the prosecutor’s office about possible charges, but no arrests or formal charges have been publicly announced in the years since.

Warren’s family remembers him as musically talented and continues to seek answers about why he was killed. Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Jimmy is asked to come forward.