On the evening of April 28, 2016, 64-year-old Leroy Lee was driving through northeast Indianapolis with his four-year-old grandson when shots were fired at his vehicle near Kitley Avenue and Meadowlark Drive around 7:00 p.m. Lee was hit by gunfire, lost control of the car, ran a stop sign, smashed through a fence and struck a house in the 6600 block of Meadowlark Drive. Responders found him in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head; his grandson, who had been in the front passenger seat, was physically unharmed.

Lee was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retiree from the Army Finance Center; family and neighbors said he was a devoted grandfather and active church member with no known enemies, and they suggested mistaken identity as a possibility. Investigators recovered numerous shell casings across several blocks and reported the shooting appeared targeted, but no charges have been announced and the case remains open and unsolved.

Any information from the community about that night or about Leroy’s movements would be welcome.