On the late evening of July 12, 2018, 13-year-old Decatur Middle School student Harry Taliefer was shot during a disturbance on Barnor Drive near East 21st Street and North Arlington Avenue on Indianapolis’ east side. Witnesses and family describe Harry as a peacemaker who stepped into a crowd of young people to try to calm tensions; an adult female allegedly opened fire into the group and Harry was struck. He was taken to a hospital and died a short time later.

A 33-year-old woman, identified as Shantell Taylor, surrendered to police with her attorney and was arrested on suspicion of murder, but the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file murder charges and she was released and the charges dismissed. Harry’s adoptive parents, his aunt and uncle, say they will sue the city and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, alleging officers failed to follow procedures that could have led to Harry being located and returned to their care after a prior missing-person report. The investigation remains open and no further arrests have been reported.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see what happened that night or have information about the people involved?