DeAndre Phillip Tyre Johnson was 22 and living in Indianapolis when he was shot and killed following an altercation inside a home on August 31, 2016. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department investigated the deadly encounter after responding to the scene.

Detectives identified 23-year-old Christopher Cooksey as the primary suspect. Gang detectives arrested Cooksey, and the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. The case moved into the judicial system following the arrest.

Anyone who knew DeAndre, was in that neighborhood, or has information about the events of August 31, 2016, is asked to come forward.