On the morning of Friday, February 24, 2017, a neighbor found the body of 26-year-old Candice Pigee in an alley near Ninth and Rural Streets on Indianapolis’ near east side. She had been shot and left to die sometime late the previous night or in the early hours of that morning.

Candice was a mother of seven children, ages one to eleven. Her mother described her as a loving daughter who was managing a mental illness. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the fatal shooting.

On May 25, 2017, the Violent Crimes Unit arrested 30-year-old Antuan Cooper and charged him with Candice Pigee’s murder. Her family remained devastated and searching for answers.

If anyone knew Candice, saw activity near Ninth and Rural the night of February 23–24, 2017, or has information relevant to the case, please come forward.