Tyshawn Taylor was 13 when he was shot and killed at the Hickory Village apartment complex in Mishawaka, Indiana, on the evening of December 26, 2017. Police found him with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy ruled his death a homicide by gunshot.

Investigators say Tyshawn had gone to the apartment to buy marijuana or cigarellos. While he was inside, a 20-year-old identified as TreMare Lashawn Hill allegedly kicked in the door and pointed a handgun at the residents in an attempted robbery. One occupant fired a .22-caliber rifle, striking the armed intruder. Evidence recovered from Tyshawn’s phone and social media included a photo of the apartment occupants with a note suggesting an intent to rob, and a message from an account identified as Tre Gang saying Let’s rob dude again about an hour before the shooting. Hill and another person reportedly fled after the shooting, leaving a blood trail later matched to Hill’s DNA.

Tyshawn’s death remains a tragic case; anyone with information about the events that night is asked to come forward.