David Dean Smith II was 22 when he was shot and killed inside a residence on the south side of Indianapolis on December 9, 2018. A Perry Meridian High School graduate who held a fire and rescue certificate from Central Nine Career Center, Smith worked as a warehouse associate for Ulta Beauty Company and hoped to pursue a degree in Technology.

Investigators say Allen Chadwick Fender, then 29, confronted Smith in the 3200 block of S. Oxford Street and shot him in the chest. Witnesses reported seeing a maroon Hyundai Elantra leave the scene and provided its license plate number, which led police to identify Fender as a suspect; further testimony linked him to the shooting. Smith was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.

A jury trial followed and Fender was convicted of Smith’s murder. Community members who came forward with information were cited as key to identifying the vehicle and the suspect. Does anyone have information about Smith, the neighborhood, or the events that night that could add context to the case?