In late March 2019, 23-year-old Darius McMorris traveled from Chicago to Fort Wayne with three friends to visit childhood friend Antoine L. Kelley Jr. They were at Kelley’s home at 5419 S. Harrison St. to socialize and help him move when witnesses say Kelley grew increasingly paranoid and nervous, pacing and claiming people were out to get him.

On the morning of April 1, 2019, while McMorris was in the bathroom, Kelley approached the door and fired multiple shots. McMorris was struck four times, including one bullet to the back, and was found unresponsive by police just after noon. An autopsy confirmed he died of gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

Friends Christopher Ellis, Alfonso Rogers, and Jacob Reed say they saw no argument or altercation before Kelley opened fire; they witnessed Kelley back out of the house with his handgun pointed at them and then flee. Kelley left Indiana, disposed of the weapon along the way to Tennessee, and was arrested there a few days later and returned to Indiana to face charges. Have any readers with ties to Fort Wayne or Chicago remembered seeing McMorris or the group in late March 2019?