Timothy Riley, 35, was found with a gunshot wound to the head at a Merrillville residence on West 73rd Avenue after a distress call on December 1, 2017. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries on December 3, 2017. At the scene his girlfriend, Alycia Caparelli, told officers Riley had shot himself during an argument about their relationship and possible separation.

Family and friends disputed the suicide account, saying Riley had feared for his safety if he tried to leave the relationship and that he would not have taken his own life. Investigators later reported an autopsy showed no stippling or gunpowder residue on Riley’s skin, a finding the medical examiner said is consistent with the shot being fired from at least two feet away. Authorities also noted inconsistencies in Caparelli’s statements and, in October 2018, charged her with murder, alleging the scene had been staged to look like a suicide.

Does anyone have information about Riley, the household on West 73rd Avenue in 2017, or contacts who might help clarify what happened?