Aubry Edwards, 17, was fatally shot in the head around 2 a.m. on July 4, 2018, while sitting inside a car at a bonfire party on South Hollywood Boulevard in South Bend, Indiana. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses said the incident followed threats allegedly made by another 17-year-old, Caleb Hayes; a single gunshot was heard and witnesses reported Hayes admitted to shooting Edwards in the temple area after returning to the house. Hayes’s father, Sean Mayes, initially told police he had fired the weapon, but investigators relied on witness statements and charged Caleb Hayes with murder. Hayes was held without bond pending arraignment.

The shooting ended a young life and left a community seeking answers. If anyone was at that gathering or has information about the events that night, please come forward.