On May 4, 2017, 18-year-old Brittany McNew was shot on Indianapolis’ west side near West Michigan Street and Alton Avenue while with her boyfriend to purchase a television. Pregnant and due in early December, McNew was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died from her injuries. Her boyfriend said the shooting began as they were about to leave a residence; he tried to shield her and chased the shooter’s vehicle as it fled.

On May 31, 2017, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police announced the arrest of 27-year-old Jonathan McGee on a charge of murder in connection with McNew’s death. In the aftermath, McNew’s mother, Jennifer Lee, lobbied for a change in Indiana law to recognize an unborn child as a separate victim in a homicide. That effort resulted in passage of a law allowing murder charges for the death of a fetus.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.