Jerrold Parker, an 18-year-old Black male and athlete at Pike High School, was shot and killed on February 3, 2016, on Indianapolis’ northwest side. The confrontation began after a social media argument on Twitter about who could rap and escalated into an arranged, face-to-face meeting near the entrance of an apartment complex. Parker was found inside a parked car with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to a nearby hospital, and died of his injuries. His family remembered him as a loving young man and expressed profound grief over the trivial origin of the dispute.

Police identified 19-year-old Devin Leggett as the suspected shooter after eyewitnesses at the scene identified him. Leggett was arrested and charged with murder and carrying a handgun without a license; a trial date was scheduled for May 2016. If anyone saw the confrontation that night or has information about the people involved, please come forward.