Samuel Douglas Westlake, 37, was shot dead on February 19, 2018, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a long‑running family dispute over a woman also involved with his half‑brother. Westlake worked as a millwright union worker and was an artist. The conflict had reportedly escalated with his half‑brother, Joshua R. Mackin, making threats that left Westlake fearful for his life.

On the day of the shooting Westlake went to the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel to pick up a friend’s truck. He and Mackin were parked in separate vehicles side‑by‑side when an argument that began earlier continued and Mackin fired a gun from his truck, fatally wounding Westlake. A witness rode in Mackin’s passenger seat. Westlake was found around 2 p.m. in his dark gray Jeep with its windows shot out; hotel surveillance and witness testimony corroborated the sequence of events.

Mackin, 33 at the time, was arrested at his home on North Shore Drive on March 2 and charged with murder; a jury later found him guilty and that conviction was upheld on appeal. Does anyone have memories of Westlake or information about the dispute that led to this shooting?