On the morning of October 6, 2016, 20-year-old Tyler Hurtle was shot and killed on the porch of a home on Meadow Lane in South Bend, Indiana. He worked as a tow truck driver and mechanic and was described as having a kind heart and a mischievous smile. The shooting occurred after what had been organized as a robbery of marijuana and money escalated when a masked attacker opened fire as Hurtle and a female companion arrived.

Three men — Caleb Smith, Sir Jackquarius JaQuan Lloyd, and Presley Jermaine Brown — were identified in the investigation. Lloyd reportedly told a cellmate he discarded the gun in Leeper Park; police later recovered a pistol there that matched casings from the scene. Cell phone data placed Brown and Lloyd near the murder at the time it occurred. Lloyd was convicted of murder, felony murder, and attempted armed robbery and received an 87-year sentence. Brown was convicted of murder and attempted armed robbery and received a 92-year sentence. Smith pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery as the person who arranged the robbery and received a lesser sentence under a plea agreement.

Does anyone have memories of Tyler or information about that night that could add context to what happened?